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Preferred term

Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Tubes inserted to create communication between a cerebral ventricle and the internal jugular vein. Their emplacement permits draining of cerebrospinal fluid for relief of hydrocephalus or other condition leading to fluid accumulation in the ventricles.

Entry terms

  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt
  • Shunt, Cerebrospinal Fluid
  • Shunts, Cerebrospinal Fluid

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KMDP0BL4-3

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