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Third ventriculostomy vs ventriculoperitoneal shunt in pediatric obstructive hydrocephalus: results from a Swiss series and literature review [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction: Few series compare endoscopic third ventriculostomies (ETV) and ventriculoperitoneal shunts (VPS). To avoid the complications after a shunt insertion, there is an increased tendency to perform a third ventriculostomy.
de Ribaupierre, Sandrine, Regli, L., Rilliet, B., Vernet, O., Villemure, J.-G   +4 more
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Management and Complications of Arnold Chiari Hydrocephalus at Tertiary Health Care Center [PDF]

, 2020
Objective: to investigate the role of CT and MRI in diagnosis of Arnold chiari malformation of hydrocephalus and its treatment with VP shunt along with complications.
Ali Jalal, Malik Liaqat, Faiz, S. (Saima), Farooq, M. S. (Muhammad), Khan, A. (Atta-ur-Rehman), Rizwan, M. (Muhammad), Yousaf, M. (Muhammad)   +5 more
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Mechanisms and Major Sites of Distal Catheter Migration in Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting Maneuvers: A Review Article

Brain Science Advances, 2018
A ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is a medical device used to deflect cerebrospinal fluid from cerebral ventricles to the peritoneal cavity. Since 1908, ventriculoperitoneal shunts have been considered the best option in hydrocephalus management ...
Ismatullah Soufiany, Khalil Ahmad Hijrat, Spina Soufiany, Lukui Chen   +3 more
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Ventriculovesical Shunting in a Patient with Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis: An Alternative to VP Shunts. A Technique Report

Brazilian Neurosurgery
Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LC) is a rare but serious complication when cancer cells infiltrate the meninges. It is most commonly associated with breast cancer, but only 5% of breast cancer patients develop it.
Luiz Henrique Vargas de Andrade, João Pedro Motter de Carvalho, Arthur Garani Narciso, Alexandre Rossato Félix, Alisson Fucio, Leonardo Christiaan Welling, Nicolas N. Rabelo, Eberval Gadelha Figueiredo   +7 more
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Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) [PDF]

, 2015
Car, J, McCleery, J, Tudor, KI, Tudor, M
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Applications of aerospace technology in biology and medicine [PDF]

Utilization of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) technology in medicine is discussed. The objective is best obtained by stimulation of the introduction of new or improved commercially available medical products incorporating aerospace ...
Bass, B., Beall, H. C., Brown, J. N., Jr., Clingman, W. H., Eakes, R. E., Kizakevich, P. N., Mccartney, M., Rouse, D. J.   +7 more
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Experimental and numerical modelling of the ventriculosinus shunt (El-Shafei shunt) [PDF]

, 2008
Baert, Edward, Kips, Jan, Mareels, Guy, Van Canneyt, Koen, Van Roost, Dirk, Verdonck, Pascal   +5 more
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Patients' Perceptions and Treatment Effectiveness [PDF]

An extensive literature relating patients’ expectations to treatment outcomes has not addressed the determinants of these expectations. We argue that treatment history is part of a reference point that influences patients’ expectations of how effective ...
Dan Firesner, Jon Yoder, Robert Rosenman, Sean Murphy   +3 more
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CSF shunts as conduits for metastasis: is there a discrepancy between retrograde and antegrade spread?

Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery
Background Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting refers to the surgical drainage of excess CSF, which arises due to outflow obstruction or a reduction in absorption.
Andrea Cuschieri, Robert Pisani, Shawn Agius   +2 more
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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: ongoing clinical challenges and future prospects

Journal of Pain Research, 2016
Parunyou Julayanont,1 Amputch Karukote,2 Doungporn Ruthirago,1 Deepa Panikkath,3 Ragesh Panikkath3 1Department of Neurology, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, TX, USA; 2Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University ...
Julayanont P, Karukote A, Ruthirago D, Panikkath D, Panikkath R   +4 more
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