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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt complications: A review

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management, 2018
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) placement is one of the most commonly performed neurosurgical procedures and is necessary to treat most forms of hydrocephalus.
Michelle Paff, Michael Muhonen, William Loudon   +2 more
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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]

, 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.
Puller, Justin P, Miller, Jonathan T, Justin P Puller, Jonathan T Miller   +3 more
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Transanal prolapse of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Neurosciences, 2008
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt application is among the most frequently performed procedure in the treatment of hydrocephalus. Despite the peritoneal cavity being convenient for absorption of cerebrospinal fluid, multiple complications related to the shunt ...
ŞENGÜL, Gökşin, AKAR, Ali
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Laparoscopic low anterior resection in a patient with ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a case report. [PDF]

J Surg Case Rep
Sait S, Saleem A.
europepmc   +2 more sources

The Gut-Brain Axis: A Case Report of Transanal Extrusion of a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt and Literature Review. [PDF]

Cureus
Kuo MC, Kuo AC, Thomas JR, Jaffe JA, Schuetz C, Kuo PC.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Speed of clinical response to external lumbar drainage as a predictor of outcome of ventriculoperitoneal shunt in normal pressure hydrocephalus: A prospective cohort study. [PDF]

Surg Neurol Int
Bhuiyan MS, Hoque UA.
europepmc   +3 more sources

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 distal dysfunction due to peritoneal malabsorption: etiologies and management strategies-An institutional review. [PDF]

Neurosurg Rev
Ateya M, Kazan MS, Özak A, Erdoğan Z.
europepmc   +3 more sources

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.
J S, Robertson, M I, Maraqa, B, Jennett
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