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The Spitz-Holter shunt valve was developed in 1956 and is a non-programmable shunt valve[^1].
Spitz-Holter shunt valves were regularly implanted in the past; however, they have now been replaced by newer and more modern shunt valves. The valve pressure setting cannot be determined from an X-ray image of Spitz-Holter shunt valves, and they are non-programmable shunt valves[^2].
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Spitz-Holter shunt valve, actual device
Image of the first prototype of the Spitz-Holter shunt valve. Figure adapted from Boockvar et al. 2001.
Visualization of a Spitz-Holter shunt valve on X-ray
X-ray visualization of a Spitz-Holter shunt valve.
Spitz-Holter shunt valve on radiograph
Various radiographic images of the Spitz-Holter shunt valve. Figure adapted from Rhomberg, T., Trivik-Barrientos, F., Hakim, A. et al. Applied deep learning in neurosurgery: identifying cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt systems in hydrocephalus patients. Acta Neurochir 166, 69 (2024). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00701-024-05940-3