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Operative clearance blocked ventricular catheter

(A) Electrocoagulation of a metal stylet in the old ventricular catheter can aid in releasing the obstructing choroid plexus. (B) Replacement of the occluded shunt catheter with a new one, followed by trimming and attaching to the reservoir, completes the revision. (Contributed by Dr. Joseph Madsen.)

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