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A new catheter for use in severe shunt infections and pyocephalus. A technical note
1Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Ill 60614, USA.
Pediatric Neurosurgery
|January 1, 1996
Abstract:
A catheter is described for use in severe shunt infection where the white blood cell count in the CSF exceeds 1,000 cells/mm3. The catheter allows for simultaneous irrigation and drainage of the ventricular system.