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Early Shunting Using the Parallel Shunt System in Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus: In Vitro Testing of Handling, Technical Complications and Clogging Rate

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In order to minimize the duration of external cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage after hemorrhagic hydrocephalus we are testing a parallel shunt system that can be implanted very early after bleeding. It should be able to tolerate a high load of protein and blood in the CSF. After clearance of the CSF, the valveless arm of the shunt is closed by a percutaneous manipulation and the valve-arm is opened.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin, Warener Straße 7, Berlin, D-12683, Germany

    F. Al-Zain, U. Meier & J. Lemcke

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  1. Medical Research Center, PAN Warszawa, Ceglowska St. 80, Warszawa, 01-809, Poland

    Zbigniew Czernicki

  2. Klinikum Großhadern, Universitätsklinikum München, Marchioninistr. 15, München, 81377, Germany

    Alexander Baethmann

  3. Dept. Neurosurgery, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Kyonan-cho 1-26-1, Musashino City, Tokyo, 180, Japan

    Umeo Ito

  4. School of Medicine, Nihon University, Oyaguchikami-machi 30-1 , Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan

    Yoichi Katayama

  5. Dept. Neuropathology, Medical Research Institute, Yushima 1-5-45, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan

    Toshihiko Kuroiwa

  6. Dept. Neurosurgery, Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE46BE, United Kingdom

    David Mendelow

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Al-Zain, F., Meier, U., Lemcke, J. (2010). Early Shunting Using the Parallel Shunt System in Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus: In Vitro Testing of Handling, Technical Complications and Clogging Rate. In: Czernicki, Z., Baethmann, A., Ito, U., Katayama, Y., Kuroiwa, T., Mendelow, D. (eds) Brain Edema XIV. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum, vol 106. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-98811-4_20

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