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Assessment of peritoneojugular shunts by direct roentgenographic examination
Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics
|January 1, 1979
Abstract:
The silicone rubber tubing of the LeVeen peritoneojugular shunt can be safely punctured with a 23 gauge needle. Radiopaque contrast material can be injected through the needle to delineate the cause of any obstruction to the venous tubing.