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Published in: Child's Nervous System 3/2012

01-03-2012 | Letter to the Editor - Reply

Ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter protrusion through the anus: case report of an uncommon complication and literature review

Author: Miguel Glatstein

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 3/2012

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Dear Editor: …
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Metadata
Title
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter protrusion through the anus: case report of an uncommon complication and literature review
Author
Miguel Glatstein
Publication date
01-03-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Child's Nervous System / Issue 3/2012
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-012-1701-4

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