Unusual accident during proximal ventricular shunt catheter removal in an infant: a case report
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چکیده
Hydrocephalus is a common condition of accumulation cerebral spinal fluid in the ventricular system. Generally, infants show with progressive macrocephaly or signs and symptoms intracranial hypertension. The shunt represents important treatment hydrocephalus. However, it can occur some complications. authors report case an accident catheter removal infant, which choroid plexus was removed by accident, discuss how to diagnose prevent it.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Case Reports
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2763-583X']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52600/2763-583x.bjcr.2022.2.1.40-43