Heyer-Pudenz valve

Heyer-Pudenz valve definition - medical

Hey·er-Pu·denz valve (hāˈər-pyo͞oˈdĕnzˌ)

noun
A valve used in the shunting procedure to relieve hydrocephaly, in which a ventricular catheter leads the cerebrospinal fluid into a pump through which the fluid passes down a distal catheter into the right atrium of the heart.

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