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Surgical Procedures, Operative > Neurosurgical Procedures > Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Anastomosis, Surgical > Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts

Preferred term

Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt
  • Shunt, Cerebrospinal Fluid
  • Shunts, Cerebrospinal Fluid

Note

  • coordinate with destination of the shunt (NIM); VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT is available

Scope note

  • Tubes inserted to create communication between a cerebral ventricle and the internal jugular vein. Their emplacement permits draining of cerebrospinal fluid for relief of hydrocephalus or other condition leading to fluid accumulation in the ventricles.

History note

  • 72(69)

In other languages

  • aivo-selkäydinnestesuntit

    Finnish

  • aivo-selkäydinnesteshuntit
  • aivo-selkäydinnesteshuntti
  • aivo-selkäydinnestesuntti
  • likvorishuntit
  • likvorishuntti
  • likvorisuntit
  • likvorisuntti
  • likvorshuntit
  • likvorshuntti
  • likvorsuntit
  • likvorsuntti
  • serebrospinaalinesteshuntit
  • serebrospinaalinesteshuntti
  • serebrospinaalinestesuntit
  • serebrospinaalinestesuntti
  • Likvorshuntar

    Swedish

  • Cerebrospinalvätskeshuntar

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002557

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