Ventriculoatrial shunting via the azygos vein
| Autor: | Chidambaram Balasubramaniam, Franklin J. Harberg, William R. Cheek, John P. Laurent, William J. Pokorny, Jeffrey J. DuBois |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Ventriculostomy Peritoneal cavity Cerebrospinal fluid medicine Humans Derivation Heart Atria business.industry Infant General Medicine medicine.disease Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts Hydrocephalus Surgery Shunting Catheter medicine.anatomical_structure Azygos Vein Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health cardiovascular system Right atrium Female Neurology (clinical) Azygos vein business |
| Zdroj: | Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery. 6(4) |
| ISSN: | 0256-7040 |
| Popis: | The treatment of hydrocephalus has evolved through many stages but the “cure” is still elusive. It is not unusual for the neurosurgeon to find that the commonly used routes for catheter placement or sites for drainage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cannot be employed. The azygos vein was used to gain access to the right atrium when the CSF could not be drained into the peritoneal cavity, nor could the neck veins be used to place the catheter into the right atrium. The azygos vein is a convenient and safe route to reach the right atrium in selected patients. |
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