title: Placement of a ventriculoatrial shunt using external jugular catheterization: technical note.
abstract: A technique for the insertion of the atrial end of a ventriculoatrial shunt is described. The technique utilizes a J-wire and an open end atrial catheter inserted through the external jugular vein into the right atrium under fluoroscopy. It is safe and effective, even in young infants.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D007601:Jugular Veins