Intraoperative echocardiographic control during ventriculoatrial shunt placement. Technical note.
A method for positioning the cardiac end of a ventriculoatrial shunt with the aid of echocardiography is described. This simple procedure has resulted in safe and accurate shunt placement in infants.
D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000379:methods*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007430:Intraoperative Care