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An Unusual Mass at the Abdominal Site of a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2014

Marie-Noëlle Hébert-Blouin
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurologic Hospital and Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Marie-Christine Guiot
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Montreal Neurologic Hospital and Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jeffery A. Hall*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurologic Hospital and Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
*
Montreal Neurological Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, McGill University, 3801 University St, Suite 122C, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2B4, Canada. Email: jeff.hall@mcgill.ca.
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2013

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