Symptomatic pleural collection of cerebrospinal fluid caused by a ventriculopleural shunt

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作者
Sanders, DY
Summers, R
DeRouen, L
机构
[1] Department of Emergency Medicine, Univ. of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
[2] Department of Emergency Medicine, Univ. of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216
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10.1097/00007611-199703000-00018
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We report a case of symptomatic pleural collection of cerebrospinal fluid caused by a ventriculopleural shunt in a 4-year-old child. Since ventriculopleural shunts are not commonly used in the management of hydrocephalus, primary physicians must be aware of this potential complication.
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