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Descriptor English: Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
Descriptor Spanish: Derivaciones del Líquido Cefalorraquídeo
Descriptor derivaciones del líquido cefalorraquídeo
Scope note: Sondas que se insertan para crear una comunicación entre un ventrículo cerebral y la vena yugular interna. Su emplazamiento permite el drenaje del líquido cefalorraquídeo par aliviar la hidrocefalia u otra afección que lleva a la acumulación de líquido en los ventrículos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Derivações do Líquido Cefalorraquidiano
Descriptor French: Dérivations du liquide céphalorachidien
Entry term(s): Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt
Shunt, Cerebrospinal Fluid
Shunts, Cerebrospinal Fluid
Tree number(s): E04.035.188
E04.525.170
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002557
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: coordinate with destination of the shunt (NIM); VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT is available
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Cerebral Ventricles (1966-1968)
Hydrocephalus/surgery (1966-1968)
Public MeSH Note: 72
History Note: 72(69)
Entry Version: CSF SHUNTS
DeCS ID: 23185
Unique ID: D002557
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1997/06/20
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts - Preferred
Concept UI M0003909
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
Entry term(s) Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt
Shunt, Cerebrospinal Fluid
Shunts, Cerebrospinal Fluid



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