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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. V. Lakshmi
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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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Percutaneous transesophageal gastrotubing: alternative tube nutrition for a patient with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt [PDF]
, 2008 BackgroundWe report a patient who underwent percutaneous transesophageal gastrotubing (PTEG), that is, nonsurgical esophagostomy under ultrasonographic control, as an alternative to percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG).Case DescriptionThe PTEG was ...
Tetsuya Yamamoto +2 more
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First Report of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection due to Cyberlindnera fabianii. [PDF]
, 2015 Fungal infections in the central nervous system (CNS) are associated with significant morbidity and death. Transient fungemia in immunocompetent patients without any other risk factors for fungemia has been suggested as a possible mechanism that may lead
Baghdadi, Jonathan +3 more
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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 +4 more
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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt fracture in a child
Pan African Medical Journal, 2021 Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) fracture is one of malfunction shunt. In pediatric cases, catheter fractures are observed most frequently in the growing period of the patient along with increasing height. Most fractures are reported on the connection side or the side with intense fibrosis because of the repeated pressure.
Uuk Riuh Kusuma Wardana +1 more
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Unusual presentation of a common neurosurgical shunt procedure in an adult patient
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2022 Ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery is one of the treatments of hydrocephalus. It involves placing a shunt from the cerebral ventricles to the peritoneum serving as a drainage point.
Davaine Joel Ndongo Sonfack +3 more
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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting for Hydrocephalus [PDF]
BMJ, 1973 Revision rate and complications were reviewed in 297 patients of all ages subjected to ventriculoperitoneal shunting and adequately followed. Both operative mortality and deaths due to complications of this type of shunt were much lower than after ventriculocaval shunts.
M I Maraqa, J S Robertson, Bryan Jennett
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology, 2023 Ventriculoperitoneal shunting is the most common neurosurgical procedure for treatment of hydrocephalus. Shunt-related complications are relatively common and associated with a high rate of shunt revision.
Chae Bin Lee, Jongsoo Park
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Shunt Valve Rupture in Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Failure
World Neurosurgery, 2021 Shunt complications are common despite advances in surgical techniques and shunting technology. Proximal and/or distal catheter malfunctions are detected in pediatric and adult patients. However, valve dysfunction is rare in such cases.A 24-year-old woman presented with a history of ventriculostomy and ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) secondary to ...
Mustafa Güdük +4 more
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