Response to: Spontaneous knot; a rare cause of ventricularperitoneal blockage

A. C Amato-WatkinsDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UKCorrespondence[email protected]

V. Mudigonda-RaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK

J. LangDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK

P. LeachDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK

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