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Unusual extrusion of distal end of ventriculoperitoneal shunt: Case series with literature review
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2021 Background: Ventriculoperitoneal shunting is most common treatment for hydrocephalus. Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt has been associated with complications from cerebral ventricles to peritoneal cavity [1].
Virendra Deo Sinha +3 more
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Communications Biology, 2021 It has been hypothesized that physiological shear forces acting on medical devices implanted in the brain significantly accelerate the rate to device failure in patients with chronically indwelling neuroprosthetics.
Fatemeh Khodadadei +2 more
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Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2022 Background Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt insertion is routinely performed for the treatment of hydrocephalus due to different indications like congenital, infective, tumor, posttraumatic, and normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH).
Barnava Pal +8 more
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Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for the treatment of medically refractory ascites [PDF]
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, 2013 This study was performed to assess the safety, efficacy, and clinical outcomes of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) creation for treatment of medically refractory ascites and to identify prognostic factors for clinical response, morbidity, and mortality.In this retrospective study, 80 patients (male:female, 52:28; mean age, 56 years;
Ahmad Parvinian, +4 more
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Shunt-Induced Hepatic Encephalopathy in TIPS: Current Approaches and Clinical Challenges
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020 Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is an established treatment tool in decompensated liver cirrhosis that has been shown to prolong transplant-free survival.
P. Schindler +3 more
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Revision and complication rates in adult shunt surgery: a single-institution study
Acta Neurochirurgica, 2020 CSF diversion with shunt placement is frequently associated with need for later revisions as well as surgical complications. We sought to review revision and complication rates following ventriculoperitoneal, ventriculoatrial and cystoperitoneal shunt ...
N. Mansoor +3 more
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Positional cyanosis reveals platypnea-orthodeoxia-syndrome
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2019 Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome is a rare cause of dyspnea, which presents upon standing and resolves when supine. Etiology is multifactorial with a functional component and an anatomical shunt. The most commonly reported shunt is an atrial septal defect,
Colin M. Kenny +3 more
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Colectomy for porto-systemic encephalopathy: is it still topical?
Clinics and Practice, 2013 Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a common long term complication of porto-systemic shunt. We report herein the case of a 59-year-old man with Child-Pugh A cirrhosis treated successfully 9 years earlier with distal splenorenal shunt for uncontrolled ...
Rym Ennaifer +5 more
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SILICONE TUBE SHUNT IN SUPRACHOROIDAL SPACE IN RECALCITRANC GLAUCOMAS
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2003 Silicone tube shunt operations to drain the aqueous from the anterior chamber to the suprachoroidal space were performed in 12 different types of refractory glaucomas in which the intraocular pressure ranged from 25 mmHg to 80 mmHg (mean 45.75 mmHg) even
K JD Karki, A Momose
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Potts shunt as an effective palliation for patients with end stage pulmonary arterial hypertension
Indian Heart Journal, 2021 Background: Potts shunt has been suggested as an effective palliative therapy for patients with pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) not associated with congenital heart disease.
Prashant Bobhate +8 more
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