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How to Perform a Ventriculo-Subgaleal CSF Shunt

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In 1893, Mikulicz performed the first ventriculo-subarachnoidal-subgaleal shunt, by implanting a wick made of glass wool into the lateral ventricle of a 6-month-old infant. Since then, subgaleal shunts have been used sporadically and inconsistently for a variety of indications for more than a century (Tubbs 2003b).

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  1. Pediatric Neurosurgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Catholic University Medical School, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, Rome, 00168, Italy

    Paolo Frassanito, Simone Peraio & Luca Massimi

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  1. International Neuroscience Institute, Hannover, Germany

    Concezio Di Rocco

  2. Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, California, USA

    Dachling Pang

  3. University of Toronto Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    James T. Rutka

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, International Neuroscience Institute, Hannover, Germany

    Concezio Di Rocco

  2. Pediatric Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University Medical School, Largo “A. Gemelli”,8, 00168, Rome, Italy

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Frassanito, P., Peraio, S., Massimi, L. (2018). How to Perform a Ventriculo-Subgaleal CSF Shunt. In: Di Rocco, C., Pang, D., Rutka, J. (eds) Textbook of Pediatric Neurosurgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31512-6_31-1

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