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First reported case of abdominal Nocardia pseudocyst in the setting of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a case report and review of literature [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Introduction Ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement is a common neurosurgical procedure that is used to divert cerebrospinal fluid from the ventricular system to the peritoneal cavity to alleviate hydrocephalus.
Jacob Cliett, Matthew Lee, Fernando Vale, Samuel Macomson   +3 more
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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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Ventriculoperitoneal shunts

British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2018
Abstract: A ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is the most common type of implanted cerebrospinal fluid shunt system. Nurses may care for patients who have undergone shunt placement or revision. This article discusses the indications for VPS placement in adults, possible complications, and nursing care for patients following a shunt placement ...
Chris, McKinnon, Arthur K, Dalton
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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. Lakshmi
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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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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, Bilal Tarabay, Daniel Shedid, Sung-Joo Yuh   +3 more
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Distal Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Catheter Migration into the Pulmonary Vasculature and Cardiac Chamber: A Case Report

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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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

AORN Journal, 2018
Background: Cerebrospinal fluid shunting is the most commonly performed surgical procedure in the management of hydrocephalus. Although frequently performed, this procedure is not free of complications. Case description: We report a case of non-described shunt migration, in which the ventricle-peritoneal catheter, at the mediastinum level, crosses to ...
Juliano Nery Navarro, Renato , Andrade Chaves, Atiana Peres Vilasboas Alves, Francisco de Assis Ulisses Sampaio Junior, Mariano Ebram Fiore, Bartolomeu Souto Queiroz Quidute   +5 more
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Silver-impregnated, antibiotic-impregnated or non-impregnated ventriculoperitoneal shunts to prevent shunt infection: the BASICS three-arm RCT

Health Technology Assessment, 2020
Background: Insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt to treat hydrocephalus is one of the most common neurosurgical procedures worldwide. Shunt infection affects up to 15% of patients, resulting in long hospital stays, multiple surgeries and reduced ...
Conor L Mallucci, Michael D Jenkinson, Elizabeth J Conroy, John C Hartley, Michaela Brown, Tracy Moitt, Joanne Dalton, Tom Kearns, Michael J Griffiths, Giovanna Culeddu, Tom Solomon, Dyfrig Hughes, Carrol Gamble, the BASICS study collaborators   +13 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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