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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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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection.

JAMA Dermatology, 2020
C. López-Sánchez, E. Rozas-Muñoz, J. Mir-Bonafé   +2 more
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Techniques and Nuances in Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery

Neurology India, 2021
Background: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery (VPS) is a simple solution to the problem of hydrocephalus. However, it is associated with significant complications.
S. Pillai
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A Comparison of Ventriculoperitoneal and Ventriculoatrial Shunts in a Population of 544 Consecutive Pediatric Patients.

Neurosurgery, 2020
BACKGROUND Although ventriculoperitoneal shunts (VPS) remain the first-line option in most instances of pediatric hydrocephalus, the long-term efficacy of ventriculoatrial shunts (VAS) remains unknown.
George N. Rymarczuk, R. Keating, D. Coughlin, D. Felbaum, J. Myseros, C. Oluigbo, Bupender Yadav, Karun Sharma, S. Magge   +8 more
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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 and pregnancy

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 1992
AbstractA pregnancy in a patient with ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt was recently managed at the authors's institution. Review of the literature showed only six previous case reports. The management of this uncommon neurosurgical condition in pregnancy is presented along with a review of the literature.
O A, Olatunbosun, E O, Akande, C O, Adeoye   +2 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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