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Con frecuencia, la derivación ventriculoperitoneal es crucial para prevenir y evitar daños graves al cerebro en los niños que presentan hidrocefalia. Los problemas comunes asociados con la derivación ventriculoperitoneal son, entre otros, el mal funcionamiento de la misma y las infecciones que pueda causar.
No obstante, cuando no se presenta ningún problema, se suele dejar la derivación por muchos años.

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