✓ The authors present eight cases of an unusual mechanical complication of ventriculoatrial shunts that has not been reported previously. In these eight patients, the metal parts of the valve slipped into the silicone casing. Although the cause is not completely clear, there are simple ways of preventing this from happening.
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