title: Currently available shunt systems: a review.
abstract: Many different types of shunt equipment have become available as shunting procedures have become commonplace. Variations among different systems can be subtle, and the choice between them is somewhat arbitrary. The author reviews some of the devices currently in use for the purposes of clarification and comparison.
mesh_terms: D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans