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"PV (Programmable Shunt Valves) treatment is safe and may reduce the revision rate and over- or under-drainage complication rate, especially in patients aged less than 18 years with hydrocephalus. PV treatment is not associated with decreased overall complication rates in patients with hydrocephalus, but the trial sequential analysis indicate more studies are needed to confirm this result." –International Journal of Surgery V44, 8/2017, pages 139-146

International Journal of Surgery

Volume 44, August 2017, Pages 139-146

 

 

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1743919117305411

 


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