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Zdravniški Vestnik, 2012 Ventriculoperitoneal drainage is a widely accepted technique for the management of normal pressure hydrocephalus. With the advent of minimally invasive techniques, laparoscopy is being increasingly used for shunt placement.
Tomaž Velnar +2 more
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Incidence of subjective anosmia after interhemispheric approach to anterior skull pathology [PDF]
, 2008 Oral Poster Paper IIINTRODUCTION: Interhemispheric approach to anterior skull base pathology may cause damage to the olfactory nerve by traction with subsequent anosmia. This deficit may affect patient’s daily activities and work.
Leung, GKK, Li, LF
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Surgical management of primary and idiopathic internal hydrocephalus in dogs and cats
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceVentriculoperitoneal shunt placement is an effective method to treat internal hydrocephalus in dogs and cats. Although it has a long history in veterinary medicine, the technique continues to evolve. Despite continuing attempts to reduce the incidence of
Martin J. Schmidt, Daniela Farke
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A simple method to reduce infection of ventriculoperitoneal shunts Clinical article [PDF]
, 2010 Object: Postoperative shunt infection is the most common and feared complication of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt placement for treatment of hydrocephalus. The rate of shunt infection is highest in the 1st postoperative month. The most common organisms
Bashir, Hassaan H. +3 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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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt blockage.
Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad : JAMC, 2014 Hydrocephalus is the abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the ventricles and subarachnoid spaces, resulting in increased intracranial pressure. The treatment of choice is placement of ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Ventriculoperitoneal shunt blockage is not an uncommon complication.
Mubarak, Hussain +3 more
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Successful treatment of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus ventriculitis in a child
Brazilian Journal of Infectious DiseasesEnterococci are an uncommon cause of CNS infection. A 20 month-old boy, diagnosed with hydrocephalus with ventriculoperitoneal shunt and history of lengthy hospitalization and use of wide spectrum antibiotics, was admitted to the pediatric intensive care
Paulo Sérgio Lucas da Silva +2 more
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Third ventriculostomy in a single pediatric surgical unit [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose: Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is a successful method of treatment for obstructive hydrocephalus that has become popular over the last 20years.
Altermatt, Stefan +3 more
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A Case of Hydrocele Secondary to Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul, 2013 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt is the most commonly used technique for management of hydrocephalus, although complications occur occasionally.
AA Ghasemi,, S Ashouri
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