1959 Amer. Jrnl. Dis. Children XCVIII. 467/2 (heading)Clinical observations on twenty hydrocephalic children subjected to ventriculoatrial shunt.
1962 Lancet 12 May 991/1 The experiments with the rubber slings designed to reduce ventriculoatrial reflux were not consistent.
1977 Proc. R.Soc. Med. LXX. 235/2The ventriculo-atrial shunt is the most physiological, and in spite of its draw⁓backs I prefer it to ventriculopleural or ventriculoperitoneal drainage except in special circumstances.
1913 Ann. Surg. LVII. 468Ventriculoperitoneal drainage. In 1905, Kausch performed this operation by uniting the lateral ventricle with the peritoneal cavity by means of a small rubber tube, placed subcutaneously.
1977 Lancet 30 Apr. 951/1 A ventriculoperitoneal shunt was inserted for relief of the hydrocephalus.
ventriculo-
combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin ventriculus stomach, ventricle of the heart — more at ventricle
1. : ventricle
< ventriculotomy >
2. : ventricular and
< ventriculoatrial >
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< ventriculotomy >
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