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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt complications: A review [PDF]

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, William Loudon, Michael Muhonen   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Trapped Fourth Ventricle in a Pediatric Patient With a History of Post-Traumatic Hydrocephalus and Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report and Literature Review. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Trapped fourth ventricle (TFV) is a rare, serious complication of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting that can mimic posterior fossa tumors and cause life‐threatening brainstem compression. We report the case of a 7‐year‐old boy with a history of a VP shunt for post‐traumatic hydrocephalus who presented with progressive drowsiness and gait ...
Hamza M, Ibrahim M, Ullah I, Farhaj R, Bibi F, El Abdi K, Aslam B, Hassan VM, Sadat SH.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Malfunction: The Importance of Topogram Image Observation [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Disconnection of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt is a serious complication. The “sunset eye” sign is an important indicator of hydrocephalus. Observation of a CT topogram is an important diagnostic measure and should not be overlooked, and good care of the ...
Yantao Du, Xiongwei Ding, Wenquan Wang, Yanhui Du   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Pseudomonas xanthomarina causing ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection: a case report [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
Infection following ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery is a serious complication. Among severe infections caused by Pseudomonas, non-Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections are relatively rare, and there are currently no case reports of central nervous system ...
Chenglin Wang, Ning Su, Shuai Dang
doaj   +2 more sources

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
doaj   +2 more sources

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Self-Care Performance of Children with Ventriculoperitoneal-Shunt [PDF]

Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2020
Background: Children who have a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VP shunt) have to deal with a number of difficulties, all of which have an effect on how well they can execute the daily tasks associated with self-care.
Nadia Kasem Alaswad, Samah Osman Ali
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source