Intraoperative measurement of intraventricular pressure in dogs with communicating internal hydrocephalus.

Collapse of the lateral cerebral ventricles after ventriculo-peritoneal drainage is a fatal complication in dogs with internal hydrocephalus. It occurs due to excessive outflow of cerebrospinal fluid into the peritoneal cavity (overshunting). In most shunt systems, one-way valves with different pres...

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Main Authors: Malgorzata Kolecka, Daniela Farke, Klaus Failling, Martin Kramer, Martin J Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222725