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VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT
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Descriptor
English
:
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Derivación Ventriculoperitoneal
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Derivação Ventriculoperitoneal
Tree Number:
E04.035.188.850
E04.525.170.850
Definition
English
:
Surgical creation of a
communication
between a cerebral ventricle and the
peritoneum
by means of a plastic tube to permit
drainage
of
cerebrospinal fluid
for relief of
hydrocephalus
. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
ventriculo- refers to
cerebral ventricles
; a type of csf shunt
History Note
English
:
93
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AE
adverse effects
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
EC
economics
ED
education
ES
ethics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
LJ
legislation & jurisprudence
MT
methods
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PX
psychology
RH
rehabilitation
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
UT
utilization
VE
veterinary
Record Number:
30464
Unique Identifier:
D017287
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