LeVeen shunt

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• LeVeen shunt — Le·Veen shunt lə vēn shənt n a plastic tube that passes from the jugular vein to the peritoneal cavity where a valve permits absorption of ascitic fluid which is carried back to venous circulation by way of the superior vena cava LeVeen Harry… …   Medical dictionary

• Shunt — 1) To move a body fluid, such as cerebrospinal fluid, from one place to another. 2) A catheter (tube) that carries cerebrospinal fluid from a ventricle in the brain to another area of the body. A shunt may be placed to relieve pressure from… …   Medical dictionary

• LeVeen — Harry H., U.S. surgeon, *1914. See L. shunt …   Medical dictionary

• Denver shunt — a modification of the LeVeen peritoneovenous shunt that includes a manual pump mechanism for ascitic fluid …   Medical dictionary

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