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Piezoresistor-Embedded Multifunctional Magnetic Microactuators for Implantable Self-Clearing Catheter [PDF]

, 2019
Indwelling catheters are used widely in medicine to treat various chronic medical conditions. However, chronic implantation of catheters often leads to a premature failure due to biofilm accumulation.
Bentley, R. Timothy, Lee, Albert, Lee, Hyowon, Yang, Qi   +3 more
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Factors Affecting the Quality of Life of Parents of Children With Spina Bifida: The Mediating Role of Family Resilience

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 82, Issue 2, Page 1371-1381, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Aims To investigate factors affecting the quality of life of parents of children with spina bifida and examine how family resilience mediates between parental depression and quality of life. Design Cross–sectional study. Methods Secondary data analysis was performed using first‐year data from a five‐year spina bifida cohort project (2022–2026)
Kyua Kim, Hyeseon Yun, Hooyun Lee, Kijun Song, Marcia Van Riper, Eun Kyoung Choi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Peritoneal metastasis of a cerebellar medulloblastoma through a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: A case report

Radiology Case Reports
Medulloblastoma is a frequent and aggressive pediatric tumor. It causes intracranial hypertension, necessitating ventriculoperitoneal shunting with surgical resection.
Ranya Aqamour, Mohammed Leknani, Siham Nasri, Imane Kamaoui, Imane Skiker   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comportamiento Clínico-Epidemiológico y Manejo de la Ventriculitis en Pacientes Pediátricos con Derivación Ventriculoperitoneal en el Hospital Manuel de Jesús Rivera, durante el periodo de Enero 2008 a febrero 2013 [PDF]

, 2016
El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo describir el comportamiento clínico epidemiológico y manejo de la ventriculitis en pacientes pediátricos con derivación ventriculoperitoneal en el Hospital Manuel de Jesús Rivera, durante el periodo de enero 2008 a
Mendoza Balladares, Gabriela Alejandra, Morales Talavera, Mario Fernando   +1 more
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Quality of Life Among Children Who Had Undergone Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery

Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, 2018
Background: Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting is the most common neurosurgical treatment for hydrocephalus. In spite of significant developments in the technology and design of shunt systems, shunt surgery is still associated with morbidity.
Priyanka Prakash, M. Dhandapani, S. Ghai, N. Singh, S. Dhandapani   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Huge abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst following ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019
Introduction Abdominal pseudocysts comprising cerebrospinal fluid are an uncommon but significant complication in patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
Yasuhiro Koide, Takaaki Osako, Masahiro Kameda, Hiromi Ihoriya, Hirotsugu Yamamoto, Noritomo Fujisaki, Toshiyuki Aokage, Tetsuya Yumoto, Isao Date, Hiromichi Naito, Atsunori Nakao   +10 more
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Ultrasound guided placement of the distal catheter in paediatric ventriculoatrial shunts—an appraisal of efficacy and complications [PDF]

, 2016
Ventriculoatrial (VA) shunts are commonly used as a second-line treatment of hydrocephalus when the peritoneum is an unsuitable site for the distal catheter.
Chakraborty, A, Clark, DJ, Roebuck, DJ, Thompson, DNP   +3 more
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Therapeutic Hypothermia Alleviates Hydrocephalus and Neurological Dysfunction Post Intraventricular Hemorrhage by Enhancing Drainage of Glymphatic‐Meningeal Lymphatic‐Deep Cervical Lymphatic System

CNS Neuroscience &Therapeutics, Volume 32, Issue 1, January 2026.
TH is expected to be a novel therapeutic strategy for hydrocephalus and neurological dysfunction post IVH. TH alleviates hydrocephalus post IVH by enhancing drainage of the glymphatic‐meningeal lymphatic‐deep cervical lymphatic system, which is the connection between the central nervous system and peripheral lymphatic system.
Yijian Yang, Qian Ouyang, Yaxin Sun, Aijun Liang, Junqiang Wang, Kaiyue Wang, Yexin Yuan, Zhikun Liu, Jun Huang, Zhiping Zhang, Libin Wang, Yang Yuan, Cheng Wang, Zhangjie Su, Qinghua Zhang, Liyang Zhang, Gelei Xiao   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recurrent Breast Cancer in a Patient with a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt

Case Reports in Surgery, 2015
We report a case of a patient with recurrent infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the breast encasing a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. We also review the current literature regarding reports of breast malignancy around a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, as well as ...
Libby R. Copeland-Halperin, Robert A. Cohen   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Abnormal Migration and Extrusion of Abdominal End of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: An Experience of Eight Cases

Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, 2018
Background: Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is commonly used in the treatment of hydrocephalus. Migration and extrusion of the distal end of the VP shunt are relatively rarely occurring complications.
A. Chugh, Sarang Gotecha, Gaurav Amle, A. Patil, Prashant Punia, Megha Kotecha   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source