Worsening respiratory failure in an adult hydrocephalic patient with a ventriculo‐pleural shunt
Abstract Ventriculo‐pleural (VPL) shunt insertion is performed in hydrocephalic patients when alternative sites of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion are contraindicated. These include patients with peritoneal complications from ventriculo‐peritoneal shunts. Despite its utility, VPL shunts are unco...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-11-01
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| Series: | Respirology Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.660 |