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  • Title: A closer look at the ventriculo-gallbladder shunt for the treatment of hydrocephalus.
    Author: Novelli PM, Reigel DH.
    Journal: Pediatr Neurosurg; 1997 Apr; 26(4):197-9. PubMed ID: 9436830.
    Abstract:
    Six patients with hydrocephalus who were treated with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts became refractory to serosal absorption of CSF. All were subsequently treated with ventriculo-gallbladder shunts. The surgical technique and long-term results were evaluated by retrospective review of the hospital records. Detailed evaluation of 1 of the 6 has suggested a dynamic role for the gallbladder in the function of ventriculo-gallbladder shunts.
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