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Ventriculopleural shunting used as a temporary diversion

C D Willison1, T A Kopitnik, R Gustafson

  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University Hospital.

Acta Neurochirurgica
|January 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary

Ventriculopleural shunts offer a temporary solution for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion in pediatric patients when other methods fail. This case study demonstrates successful CSF management in a young child using pleural shunts for one year.

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