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Effect of Fixed Node Maneuver on Migration of Lumboperitoneal Shunt: A pilot study [PDF]
Background: Shunt migration after Lumboperitoneal [LP] shunt procedures can occur upward into the spinal subarachnoid space and downward into the abdominal cavity.
Mohamed Mansour +2 more
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Purpose: To analyze the efficacy of novel technique of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and complicated cataract surgery that combines phacoemulsification and modified stainless steel Glaucoma Filtration Device implantation.Methods: 100 patients (120 ...
J. A. Gusev +2 more
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A limiting factor in using vascular conduits in the pediatric/newborn population is their inability to grow. Many complex congenital heart diseases require palliative surgery, but using rigid and nonexpandable conduits does not allow the structures to ...
Ermanno Bellanti +4 more
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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt presenting as umbilical CSF fistula
An umbilical cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistula following a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is an extremely rare complication. The shunt can get blocked and infected and present as purulent umbilical discharge.
Meenakshi Yeola (Pate), Kushagra Singh
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Our Experience with The Treatment of Hydrocephalus in Infants: Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy versus Ventriculo-Peritoneal Shunt: A retrospective Comparative Study [PDF]
Background: Hydrocephalus is the commonest pediatric neurological disorder and usually treated by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion. This diversion accomplished by third ventriculostomy or ventriculo-peritoneal shunt. However, the optimal management is
Mohammed Ahmed Alhady, Mohamed Youssef
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Radiation exposure early in life is associated with greater incidences of malignancy. Our goal was to quantify radiation exposure in shunt-treated hydrocephalus patients and study changes in the diagnostic modalities used.
Lukas Schabl +5 more
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Meandering pulmonary vein (MPV) is a rare entity that can be associated with an additional cardiac and pulmonary venous variations, including left-to-right shunts.
Dev Arwikar +5 more
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Hydrocephalus Shunting in Supratentorial Glioblastoma: Functional Outcomes and Management
BackgroundGlioblastoma is the most common and the most challenging to treat adult primary central nervous system tumor. Although modern management strategies modestly improved the overall survival, the prognosis remains dismal associated with poor life ...
Amir El Rahal +11 more
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Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH), albeit characterized by gait impairment, cognitive decline, and urinary incontinence, in clinical diagnosis is poorly defined and is usually coexistent with other neurodegenerative diseases.
Pao-Hui Tseng +5 more
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Effect of cyclosporine on hepatic energy status and on fructose metabolism after portacaval shunt in dog as monitored by phosphorus‐31 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in vivo [PDF]
The effect of cyclosporin A on the hepatic energy status and intracellular pH of the liver and its response to a fructose challenge has been investigated using in vivo phosphorus‐31 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in dogs.
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