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. 1975 Dec;43(6):770-3.
doi: 10.3171/jns.1975.43.6.0770.

Percutaneous lumboperitoneal shunt. Technical note

R F Spetzler, C B Wilson, J M Grollmus

Percutaneous lumboperitoneal shunt. Technical note

R F Spetzler et al. J Neurosurg. 1975 Dec.

Abstract

The authors describe a new catheter for use in percutaneous lumboperitoneal shunting, designed to overcome the problem of kinking. They present their experience with the catheter in 14 patients.

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