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and transport it to the peritoneal cavity. Unlike the ventriculoperitoneal shunt, however, a lumbar-peritoneal shunt is usually inserted in between two of the vertebrae in the lumbar and punctures the cerebrospinal fluid sack or lumbar subarachnoid space, it then runs beneath the
319:. It is a long tube with a non-return valve running subcutaneously from the peritoneum to the internal jugular vein in the neck, which allows ascitic fluid to pass directly into the systemic circulation. Possible compilations include bleeding from 425:, and problems with the development of the baby's lungs and kidneys. A vesico–amniotic shunt is a tube that it is inserted into the unborn baby's bladder to drain the excess fluid into the surrounding space. 471: 421:
VASP (Vesicoamniotic shunting procedure): Fetal lower urinary tract outflow obstruction prevents the unborn baby from passing urine. This can result in a reduction in the volume of
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may be described as right-to-left, left-to-right or bidirectional, or as systemic-to-pulmonary or pulmonary-to-systemic.
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to the peritoneal cavity, where it is eventually drained away by the normal bodily fluid drainage system.
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thefreedictionary.com Denver shunt Citing: McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002
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Hole or passage within the human body that allows fluids to move throughout it
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and carry it to other parts of the body. This valve usually sits outside the
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is a hole or a small passage that moves, or allows movement of,
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or acquired shunts; acquired shunts (sometimes referred to as
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For an example of a Lumbar-peritoneal/Lumboperitoneal shunt
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Arteriovenous shunt, surgical
Shunt
reliable medical references
verification
primary sources
add the appropriate references
removed
"Shunt" medical
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR

Auscultogram
medicine
fluid
body
congenital
iatrogenic
Cardiac shunts
Cerebral shunt
hydrocephalus
intracranial pressure
one-way valve
cerebrospinal fluid
brain
skull
skin
ear

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