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Table 1 Tissues identified through histopathological evaluation of explanted VCs

From: A multicenter retrospective study of heterogeneous tissue aggregates obstructing ventricular catheters explanted from patients with hydrocephalus

Predominant tissue type

Sample size (%)

Choroid plexus

13 (24)

Vascularized glial tissue

13 (24)

Lymphocytic inflammation

16 (29)

Foreign body giant cell reactions

3 (5)