Title | Ventriculoatrial shunt utilizing the azygos vein. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1992 |
Authors | Redo SF, Ciccarelli A, Ghajar J, Dinner M |
Journal | J Pediatr Surg |
Volume | 27 |
Issue | 5 |
Pagination | 642-4 |
Date Published | 1992 May |
ISSN | 0022-3468 |
Keywords | Azygos Vein, Catheterization, Cerebral Ventricles, Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts, Heart Atria, Humans, Hydrocephalus, Infant, Male |
Abstract | Long-term ventricular cerebrospinal fluid shunting can prove difficult in the neonatal population, particularly in those neonates who have had previous abdominal and vascular procedures. This article presents a technique of providing vascular access for ventriculoatrial shunting via the azygos vein for patients with limited vascular access and in whom ventriculoperitoneal shunting is not feasible. |
Alternate Journal | J. Pediatr. Surg. |
PubMed ID | 1625139 |