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Descriptor English:   Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts 
Descriptor Spanish:   Derivaciones del Líquido Cefalorraquideo 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Derivações do Líquido Céfalo-Raquidiano 
Tree Number:   E04.035.188
E04.525.170
Definition English:   Tubes inserted to create communication between a cerebral ventricle and the internal jugular vein. Their emplacement permits draining of cerebrospinal fluid for relief of hydrocephalus or other condition leading to fluid accumulation in the ventricles. 
Indexing Annotation English:   do not use /util except by MeSH definition; NIM destination of shunt; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT is available
History Note English:   72(69) 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
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veterinary  
Record Number:   23185 
Unique Identifier:   D002557 

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