ventriculo-peritoneal shunt

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Surgical shunt draining cerebrospinal fluid into the peritoneum of the abdominal cavity, to relieve pressure in hydrocephalus.
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 841. (IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)) on page 915 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'ventriculo-peritoneal shunt' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12167 RIS BibTex EndNote
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