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Descriptor English:   Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts 
Descriptor Spanish:   Derivaciones del Líquido Cefalorraquídeo 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Derivações do Líquido Cefalorraquidiano 
Synonyms English:   Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt
Shunt, Cerebrospinal Fluid
Shunts, Cerebrospinal Fluid  
Tree Number:   E04.035.188
E04.525.170
Definition English:   Tubes inserted to create communication between a cerebral ventricle and the internal jugular vein. Their emplacement permits draining of cerebrospinal fluid for relief of hydrocephalus or other condition leading to fluid accumulation in the ventricles. 
Indexing Annotation English:   do not use /util except by MeSH definition; NIM destination of shunt; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT is available
History Note English:   72(69) 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
CT contraindications EC economics
ED education ES ethics
HI history IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence MT methods
MO mortality NU nursing
PX psychology RH rehabilitation
ST standards SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends UT utilization
VE veterinary  
Record Number:   23185 
Unique Identifier:   D002557 

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