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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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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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Pneumocephalus following ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Journal of Neurosurgery, 1975
✓ The authors describe a case of massive pneumocephalus following ventriculoperitoneal shunting for hydrocephalus. After multiple diagnostic and surgical procedures, congenital defects in the tegmen tympani of both temporal bones were identified as the sources for entry of air.
L H, Pitts, C B, Wilson, H H, Dedo, R, Weyand   +3 more
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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Implantation

2009
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt implantation technique has benefited from the use the minimal access implantation of the shunt end in the abdomen. Re-do procedures of ventriculoperitoneal shunt implantations are better performed under endoscopic vision when adhesions cause problems in shunt implantation and shunt end placement.
Amulya K. Saxena, Hans G. Eder
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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt management

Pediatric Emergency Care, 2003
Daniel J, Isaacman, Michael P, Poirier, Mary, Hegenbarth, Kathleen A, Lillis, Richard, Scarfone   +4 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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt

2023
Kryštof Haratek, Petr Skalický, Adéla Bubeníková, Awista Zazay, Ondřej Bradáč   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Factors associated with 30-day ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure in pediatric and adult patients.

Journal of Neurosurgery, 2018
I. Anderson, Louise F Saukila, J. M. Robins, C. Akhunbay-Fudge, J. Goodden, A. Tyagi, N. Phillips, P. Chumas   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Predictors of Ventriculoperitoneal shunting following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage treated with External Ventricular Drainage

Neurocritical Care, 2019
Oluwaseun O. Akinduro, T. Vivas-Buitrago, Neil Haranhalli, Sara Ganaha, Nnenna Mbabuike, M. Turnbull, R. Tawk, W. Freeman   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source