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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Complications

Challenging Cases in Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2020
The evaluation of children with suspected ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) malfunction has evolved into a diagnostic dilemma. This patient population is vulnerable not only to the medical risks of hydrocephalus and surgical complications but also to ...

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Shunt migration in ventriculoperitoneal shunting: A comprehensive review of literature

Neurology India, 2019
Ventriculoperitoneal shunts are one of the commonest surgical procedures performed in neurosurgery. Complications of this procedure include mechanical complications and nonmechanical ones.
S. Chatterjee, L. Harischandra, Anurag Sharma   +2 more
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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Complications in the European Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Multicenter Study.

Operative Neurosurgery, 2018
BACKGROUND Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VP-shunt) is the standard of treatment for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH). However, a thorough investigation of VP-shunt complications in this population is lacking.
A. Feletti, D. d'Avella, C. Wikkelsø, P. Klinge, P. Hellström, J. Tans, M. Kiefer, U. Meier, J. Lemcke, V. Paterno, L. Stieglitz, M. Sameš, K. Saur, M. Kordas, Dusan Vitanovic, A. Gabarrós, Feixa Llarga, M. Triffaux, A. Tyberghien, M. Juhler, S. Hasselbalch, K. Cesarini, K. Laurell   +22 more
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Analysis of the Rate and Pattern of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection and Ventricular Catheter Culture Yield: A 10-Year Single-Institute Experience

Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2020
Aim: We aimed to study the rate and pattern of ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) infections at the Jordan University Hospital (JUH) over 10 years and investigate the yield of ventricular catheter tip culture in the evaluation of shunt infection.
Abdulrahman Al-Shudifat, Qussay Alsabbagh, Bashar Al-Matour, Ahmad Alkhlaifat, Dana Suleiman, Mohammed Jumaah   +5 more
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CSF protein concentration associated with ventriculoperitoneal shunt obstruction in tuberculous meningitis.

The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2018
INTRODUCTION Hydrocephalus occurs in 85% of patients with tuberculous meningitis (TBM). Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) insertion is first-line treatment for relieving increased intercranial pressure.
A. Kamat, A. Gretschel, A. J. Vlok, R. Solomons   +3 more
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Migration of a Distal Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Catheter Into the Pulmonary Vasculature: a Report of an Unusual Case and a Review of the Literature

The Journal of craniofacial surgery (Print), 2019
The authors report an unusual case of distal ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter into the pulmonary vasculature. The migrated catheter was extracted through a thoracotomy and venotomy, with the cooperation of Neuroneurosurgery and Cardiovascular team ...
Wen-de Li, Yunjun Li, Yue Sun, Lihua Chen   +3 more
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Risk factors and epidemiology of pediatric ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection

Pediatrics International, 2018
The aim of this study was to identify independent risk factors for cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection.
Amir Erps, J. Roth, S. Constantini, L. Lerner-Geva, G. Grisaru-Soen   +4 more
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Occipital Nerve Blocks for Relief of Headaches in Patients With Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts: A Case Series

Journal of Child Neurology, 2019
Pediatric patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunts commonly present with headaches. We report 7 children with ventriculoperitoneal shunts and occipital headaches who received occipital nerve blocks.
Eugene Kim, G. Cucchiaro
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Anal Extrusion of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Report of Two Cases and Review of Literature

Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, 2018
We report two cases of gastrointestinal perforation by ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts and review the literature on the topic. The time interval between shunt surgery and detection of bowel perforation is minimum in infants and increases with age ...
Abul Hasan, Somnath Sharma, S. Chopra, D. Purohit   +3 more
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Diagnostic modalities to determine ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020
A. Jayanth, Roshanak Benabbas, Jennifer H. Chao, R. Sinert   +3 more
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