Neurologia medico-chirurgica
Online ISSN : 1349-8029
Print ISSN : 0470-8105
ISSN-L : 0470-8105
A New, Curved Catheter for Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting
—Technical Note—
Tomio OHTAHirokatsu TANIGUCHIShinichi NISHIMURATadashi MANNO
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1989 Volume 29 Issue 5 Pages 449-450

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Abstract
A curved ventricular catheter was designed for ventriculoperitoneal shunt procedures. The tip of the catheter can be inserted into the anterior horn along the curvature of the lateral ventricle. To date, it has been applied in 14 cases, all with satisfactory results.
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