lumboperitoneal shunt

lumboperitoneal shunt
a communication between the lumbar subarachnoid space and the peritoneum by means of a plastic tube with an in-line pressure-flow regulator; created to permit drainage of cerebrospinal fluid for relief of communicating hydrocephalus.

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