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  • Title: [Emergency in children with implanted cerebrospinal fluid shunt].
    Author: Orlov IuA, Borisova IA, Protsenko IP, Plavskiĭ NV, Al-Assali A.
    Journal: Klin Khir (1962); 1993; (7-8):45-8. PubMed ID: 8139194.
    Abstract:
    In 455 pediatric patients with progressive hydrocephaly of non-tumour genesis, a valve liquoro-shunting system was implanted. At different periods after the operation (up to 5 years), 4.8% of the patients developed the purulent-infective complications, dysfunction of a system occurred--in 20.4%. The causes, clinical signs of the emergency state are analysed, the recommendations on carrying out the therapeutic measures are given.
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