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hydrocephalic shunt [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

A drain implanted in the cranial cavity to relieve the effects of hydrocephalus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
DEF

Système permettant de régulariser la pression intraventriculaire par écoulement contrôlé du liquide céphalo-rachidien (LCR) des ventricules cérébraux vers la cavité cardiaque ou péritonéale.

Spanish

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