Ventriculolymphatic Shunt: Report of 2 Case.
- Author:
Byung Kyu CHO
1
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Adult;
Humans;
Thoracic Duct
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1978;7(1):129-134
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Two cases of adult hydrocephalic patients who underwent ventriculolymphatic shunt procedures with good results are reported. The anatomy of the terminal portion of the thoracic duct documented by previous authors with the operative technique of the ventriculo-thoracic duct shunting procedure is described and the advantage of the function of the shunt as compared with that of the ventriculoatrial shunt is added.
