i-5. Complications in Ventriculo-atrial Shunt and Ventriculo-peritoneal Shunt
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Ventriculo-atrial shunt nephritis.
Infection in the early post-operative period is a common complication of ventriculo-atrial shunting. Renal disease secondary to shunt infection is uncommon and its rather insidious onset may make diagnosis difficult. The syndrome may therefore be relatively under-recognized. We describe a case which illustrates an unusually acute presentation followed by complete resolution of the disease by ap...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurologia medico-chirurgica
سال: 1968
ISSN: 0470-8105,1349-8029
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.10.177a