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Can we really safely abandon a catheter into the peritoneal cavity?

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  1. Pediatric Visceral Surgery, CHRU Nancy, Hôpital d’Enfants, Rue du Morvan, 54500, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France

    Nicolas Berte, R. Karunna, O. Larmure & J. L. Lemelle

  2. Pediatric Neurosurgery, CHRU Nancy, Hôpital d’Enfants, Rue du Morvan, 54500, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France

    A. Joud

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Berte, N., Karunna, R., Joud, A. et al. Can we really safely abandon a catheter into the peritoneal cavity?. Childs Nerv Syst 33, 1867–1868 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-017-3547-2

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