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 +4 more
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Pediatric Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts and their Complications: An Analysis
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2017 Introduction: Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is the most commonly utilized shunting procedure because of the capacity of the peritoneum to resorb fluid. Initial and subsequent peritoneal catheter placements can be done with relative ease.
N. Agarwal +6 more
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Life-threatening acute hydrocephalus after traumatic ventriculoperitoneal-shunt disconnection
, 2023 Mehari Wale Alem +3 more
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Niños portadores de una válvula de derivación de líquido cefalorraquídeo: motivos de consulta, diagnósticos y consumo de recursos en el servicio de urgencias [PDF]
, 2018 Objetivos: Determinar los motivos de consulta en el servicio de urgencias de los niños portadores de válvula de derivación de líquido cefalorraquídeo (VDL), así como sus diagnósticos al alta, y comparar el consumo de recursos que generan con el de la ...
Aparicio Coll, Arantxa +3 more
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Prospective review of 30-day morbidity and mortality in a paediatric neurosurgical unit [PDF]
, 2017 Purpose: The purpose of this study is to record the 30-day and inpatient morbidity and mortality in paediatric patients in a tertiary neuroscience centre over a 2-year period.
Beez, Thomas +2 more
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Post ventriculoperitoneal shunt abdominal pseudocyst: Challenges posed in management
Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2017 Background: In patients with hydrocephalus, the abdominal cavity has been used for absorption of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) since 1905. Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt operation is followed by abdominal complications in about 5-47% cases.
Raashid Hamid +5 more
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Freehand Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: Technical Note for Slit-Like Ventricle Puncture [PDF]
, 2023 José Orlando de Melo +2 more
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Journal club: role of endoscopic third ventriculostomy and ventriculoperitoneal shunt in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: preliminary results of a randomized clinical trial. [PDF]
, 2013 1. Significance/Context and Importance of the Study: Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (INPH) was first defined by Hakim and colleagues in 19651, and its symptoms later classified by the clinical triad of gait dysfunction, urinary incontinence ...
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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter tract glioblastoma multiform concomitant to infection
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2019 Given the high rate of hardware infection seen due to ventriculoperitoneal shunts, radiographic changes near the shunt system are most often concerning for infectious etiology.
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Transient binocular visual loss: a rare presentation of ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction [PDF]
, 2011 M.K. Sunil, Claire M. Payne, M. Panda
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