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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Migration [PDF]
Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2017 History of present illness: A 40-year-old female presented to our ED with left upper abdominal pain and flank pain. The pain had begun suddenly 2 hours prior when she was reaching into a freezer to get a bag of frozen vegetables.
Justin P Puller, Jonathan T Miller
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British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2018 Abstract: A ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is the most common type of implanted cerebrospinal fluid shunt system. Nurses may care for patients who have undergone shunt placement or revision. This article discusses the indications for VPS placement in adults, possible complications, and nursing care for patients following a shunt placement ...
Chris, McKinnon, Arthur K, Dalton
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Derivação ventriculoperitoneal em adultos Ventriculoperitoneal shunt in the adults
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1973 Apresentação de 18 pacientes adultos submetidos à derivação ventriculoperitoneal com válvula. Em 17 casos havia hipertensão intracraniana. Em 10 casos, com período de seguimento de 2 a 48 meses, os sistemas estão funcionando bem.
J. Jorge Facure, Nubor O. Facure
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VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT INFECTIONS [PDF]
Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2006 Central nervous system (CNS) shunt infection is a cause of significant morbidity, causing shunt malfunction and chronic ill health. This study was carried out to evaluate the infection rate associated with CNS shunts, assess the frequency of the pathogens as well as their antibiotic sensitivity pattern aiming at suitable prophylaxis.
P. Sarguna, V. Lakshmi
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AORN Journal, 2018 Background: Cerebrospinal fluid shunting is the most commonly performed surgical procedure in the management of hydrocephalus. Although frequently performed, this procedure is not free of complications. Case description: We report a case of non-described shunt migration, in which the ventricle-peritoneal catheter, at the mediastinum level, crosses to ...
Juliano Nery Navarro +5 more
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A Case With Calcified Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Presenting With Rhinorrhea: Case Report
Hitit Medical Journal, 2021 The ventriculoperitoneal shunt, silicone cerebral spinal fluid shunting system, is the most common effective treatment of hydrocephalus (1). Despite enhancements in surgical techniques, and devices, various problems and difficulties are still experienced
Atilla Kazancı +8 more
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Long subcutaneous tunnelling reduces infection rates in paediatric external ventricular drains [PDF]
, 2014 Purpose The aim of this study is to report the efficacy of long subcutaneous tunnelling of external ventricular drains in reducing rates of infection and catheter displacement in a paediatric population. Methods In children requiring external ventricular
Chakraborty, A +3 more
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Disconnection of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt after Mild Injury over the Catheter's Pathway: Two Cases
Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2018 Hydrocephalus is present in 1 of every 1,000 newborns treated with ventriculoperitoneal shunts (VPSs) in the majority of cases. This procedure carries a high risk of complications.
Claudia Marcela Restrepo Lugo +5 more
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Migração distal de catéter de derivação ventrículo-peritoneal para implante mamário de silicone [PDF]
, 2009 Federal University of São Paulo Department of Neurology and NeurosurgeryCampinas State University Department of Neurology and NeurosurgeryUNIFESP, Department of Neurology and ...
Amantéa, Andrea Vieira +3 more
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Anaplastic ependymoma metastases though a ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Radiology Case Reports, 2020 Ependymomas are rare glial tumors that comprise 10% of intracranial pediatric malignancies. Primary central nervous system malignancies can rarely metastasize extracranially.
Jeffery D. St Jeor +3 more
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