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Intracardiac Migration of a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2014

Jordi Pérez-Bovet ,
Roser Garcia-Armengol ,
Mа Carme Joly Torta  and
Secundino Martín Ferrer
Jordi Pérez-Bovet*
Affiliation:
Neurosurgery Department, University Hospital Dr. Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain
Roser Garcia-Armengol
Affiliation:
Neurosurgery Department, University Hospital Dr. Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain
Mа Carme Joly Torta
Affiliation:
Neurosurgery Department, University Hospital Dr. Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain
Secundino Martín Ferrer
Affiliation:
Neurosurgery Department, University Hospital Dr. Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain
*
Avinguda de França S/N, 17007, Girona (Girona), Spain. Email: sgf_39@hotmail.com
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Type
Neuroimaging Highlight
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 40 , Issue 5 , September 2013 , pp. 734 - 735
Copyright
Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2013

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