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Intrathoracic migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India

    Narayanam Anantha, Sai Kiran, Manish K. Kasliwal, Ashish Suri & Ashok Kumar Mahapatra

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Anantha, N., Kiran, S., Kasliwal, M.K. et al. Intrathoracic migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Indian J Pediatr 77, 335 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-009-0293-9

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