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Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Guthrie, Douglas
Fonds
Identifier: GD1-36
Scope and Contents
Correspondence of John Kinnaird 1957-1959; miscellaneous papers 1948-1960; notes taken from Hospital minute books of 1859-1954; draft of History 1958; proof sheets; copy photographs
Dates:
1948-1960
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Spinal condition, child, c.1940
Item
Identifier: LHB1/61A/94/1/67
Scope and Contents
Right lateral view of standing infant. Depicts theco-peritoneal shunt in-situ; allowing drainage of excess CSF in the spinal canal into the peritoneal cavity via a drain with valves to prevent backflow. Annotated on the covering sheet with the words "Theco-peritoneal shunt".
Dates:
c.1940