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New Introducer for Subcutaneous Placement of Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts: Technical Note

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Chris E.U. Ekong  and
Y.H. Gabriel
Chris E.U. Ekong
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University Hospital, Saskatoon, Canada
Y.H. Gabriel*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University Hospital, Saskatoon, Canada
*
Division of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 0W8.
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A new introducer system for subcutaneous placement of shunt tubings is described. The advantages of this system over previous introducers are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , February 1979 , pp. 69 - 70
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1979

References

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