| 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 |