title: Ventriculoatrial shunt utilizing the azygos vein.
abstract: Long-term ventricular cerebrospinal fluid shunting can prove difficult in the neonatal population, particularly in those neonates who have had previous abdominal and vascular procedures. This article presents a technique of providing vascular access for ventriculoatrial shunting via the azygos vein for patients with limited vascular access and in whom ventriculoperitoneal shunting is not feasible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York 10021.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Redo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ciccarelli
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ghajar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dinner
mesh_terms: D001401:Azygos Vein; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000379:methods*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male