Unusual proximal migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt into the heart

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 176-179

  Kang, Joon Ki ^a   Jeun, Sin Soo ^a   Chung, Dong Sup ^a   Lee, Il Woo ^a   Sung, Woo Hyun ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Heart; Hydrocephalus; Proximal migration; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; HEART; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHUNT MIGRATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HEART; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0029968373     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00266827     Document Type: Article

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