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Medulloblastoma: seeding of VP shunt tract and peritoneum

Clinics and Practice, 2012
We report on a 5-year-old boy with seeding of the peritoneum and a ventriculoperitoneal shunt tract by anaplastic medulloblastoma. The role of ventriculoperitoneal shunting in the spread of primary central nervous system tumors has been controversial. In
David Pettersson, Kelli R. Schmitz, Jeffrey M. Pollock, Katharine L. Hopkins   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anal Protrusion of Peritoneal End of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt and Multiple Brain Abscesses: A Case Report With Review of Literature

Iranian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2022
Background and Importance: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery is a widely accepted treatment for hydrocephalus, but it is not free from complications.
Ahtesham Khizar, Soha Zahid
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Usage of neuronavigation system to treat a case of traumatic acute subdural hematoma after two-side ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Laparoscopic, Endoscopic and Robotic Surgery, 2019
Traumatic acute subdural hematoma is one of the most lethal causes of head injuries, which leads to high mortality. While combined diseases always make it more intractable for the treatment.
Kun Wang, Xueying Xu, Huanjiang Niu, Xiujun Cai, Yirong Wang   +4 more
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Complete intracranial migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a common procedure with a rare complication

Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2021
Background Ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion is widely used in the treatment of different kinds of hydrocephalus. Shunt failure is one of the most common complications; however complete intracranial shunt migration is rarely reported.
Hammad Mehtab, Ahtesham Khizar, Soha Zahid, Sameer Saleem Tebha, Maha Irfan   +4 more
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The British antibiotic and silver-impregnated catheters for ventriculoperitoneal shunts multi-centre randomised controlled trial (the BASICS trial): study protocol [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) for the treatment of hydrocephalus is one of the most common neurosurgical procedures in the UK, but failures caused by infection occur in approximately 8% of primary cases.
Blundell, M, Gamble, C, Griffiths, MJ, Hartley, JC, Hickey, H, Hughes, D, Jenkinson, MD, Mallucci, CL, Solomon, T   +8 more
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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Outcomes of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Case Series of 116 Patients

Cureus, 2019
Background Permanent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is a treatment option for patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). Objectives Herein, we examine the outcomes, complication rates, and associations
Eva M. Wu, T. E. El Ahmadieh, Benjamin Kafka, James P Caruso, S. Aoun, Aaron R Plitt, O. Neeley, Daiwai M. Olson, R. Ruchinskas, M. Cullum, H. Batjer, J. White   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Centromedian nucleus targeting in the pediatric population treated with thalamic responsive neurostimulation for drug‐resistant epilepsy

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract The management of drug‐resistant epilepsy (DRE) in the pediatric population using neurostimulation of the centromedian (CM) nucleus of the thalamus (CMN) has been reported to be effective and safe. We present a case series of pediatric patients treated with responsive neurostimulation (RNS) and report on contact localization in relation to ...
Marian Michael Bercu, Bahram Sarvi Zargar, Kathryn E. Spykman, Gabe Heredia, Alon Y. Mogilner, Angel W. Hernandez, Sanjay E. Patra, David E. Burdette, Paul Ferrari   +8 more
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Repeat fracture of shunts in ventriculoperitoneal shunting with pelvic migration: An African teen case report with literature review

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2022
Ventriculoperitoneal shunting is the most common procedure performed to cure hydrocephalus. It is also the most failure prone. Mechanical late complications as shunt fracture or shunt migration are fairly often common in childhood.
Alain Jibia, Blondel N. Oumarou, Mahamat Adoum, Serge Abogo, Serge Nga Nomo, Gisèle Chewa   +5 more
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Management and Complications of Arnold Chiari Hydrocephalus at Tertiary Health Care Center [PDF]

, 2020
Objective: to investigate the role of CT and MRI in diagnosis of Arnold chiari malformation of hydrocephalus and its treatment with VP shunt along with complications.
Ali Jalal, Malik Liaqat, Faiz, S. (Saima), Farooq, M. S. (Muhammad), Khan, A. (Atta-ur-Rehman), Rizwan, M. (Muhammad), Yousaf, M. (Muhammad)   +5 more
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) for the treatment of an epidural abscess in the posterior fossa in an 8-month-old infant [PDF]

, 2008
Epidural abscesses in children are extremely rare, especially in the posterior fossa. In some cases antibiotic therapy and surgical drainage are insufficient for complete healing.
Baechli, H., Mayr, J. M., Schmutz, J.
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