Ventriculoatrial shunt utilizing the azygos vein.
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.
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Department of Surgery, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York 10021.
Ciccarelli
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Ghajar
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Dinner
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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