title: Ventriculoatrial shunt via the transverse sinus: technical note.
abstract: A technique to divert cerebrospinal fluid into the right atrium via the transverse sinus is described. This has proven effective when the peritoneum becomes unavailable as the primary receptor site for cerebrospinal fluid drainage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000150:complications; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003392:Cranial Sinuses; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000209:etiology