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A new technique for percutaneous study of lumboperitoneal shunt patency. Technical note
Y Ishiwata1, T Yamashita, K Ide
1Department of Neurosurgery, Kanagawa Prefectural Ashigarakami Hospital, Japan.
Journal of Neurosurgery
|January 1, 1988
Abstract:
A new technique for percutaneous imaging of a one-piece lumboperitoneal shunt is described. Patency of the shunt can be assessed by the intraperitoneal spread of contrast medium which is injected intrathecally via the lumbar route. No special equipment or instrumentation is required other than a typical lumbar puncture tray and a general examination tilt table for fluoroscopy.