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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Peritoneal Catheter Knot Formation [PDF]
, 2013 The ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a common procedure in pediatric neurosurgery that carries a risk of complications at cranial and abdominal sites. We report on the case of a child with shunt infection and malfunction.
Mohamed Diya Sabbagh +4 more
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Hydrothorax due to migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter [PDF]
, 2018 A cerebrospinal fluid hydrothorax is a very rare complication following ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt and usually reported in children. We report a case of 47-year-old woman who developed massive hydrothorax and respiratory distress following ...
김상진, 서의교, 조용재
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Vibrio cholerae no o1/ no 0139 neuroinfection secondary to ventriculoperitoneal shunt: case report
Iatreia, 2019 The infection of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt is one of most frequent complications for this procedure. Vibrio cholera O1 and O139 is a Gram negative bacteria known mainly for being responsible of the epidemic cholera, however, there are serotypes no ...
Ocampo Alzate, Julián Andrés +3 more
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SVU - International Journal of Medical SciencesBackground: Treatment for hydrocephalus often involves the installation of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. Relatively uncommon problems include migration and extrusion of the VP shunt's distal end.
Ahmed Kamal Abdelhameid +2 more
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Laparoscopic cecal cancer resection in a patient with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: A case report [PDF]
, 2013 INTRODUCTIONThe presence of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt has been considered to be a contraindication for laparoscopic surgery till date; however, laparoscopic cholecystectomy was recently reported as safe for patients with this shunt.PRESENTATION OF ...
Nakayama, Yoshifumi +5 more
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Transanal protrusion of subdural peritoneal shunt in the setting of appendicitis
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2018 Complications from shunts placed in the peritoneum, either ventriculoperitoneal or subdural, are varied. Perforation of hollow organs and subsequent natural orifice protrusion is a rare but well known complication.
Joseph Sujka +2 more
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Delayed otogenic pneumocephalus complicating ventriculoperitoneal shunt [PDF]
, 2012 Tension pneumocephalus complicating ventriculoperitoneal shunt is extremely rare. We report an elderly male who developed delayed tension pneumocephalus 12 months after ventriculoperitoneal shunt for hydrocephalus complicating aneurysmal subarachnoid ...
Anania, Carla Daniela. +4 more
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The spontaneous umbilical perforation of the distal end of ventriculoperitoneal shunt - A rare shunt complication [PDF]
We present a case of umbilical perforation of the distal end of ventriculoperitoneal shunt as a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunts including an umbilical abscess and an infection related with ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
Silav, G +4 more
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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections in children : a 6-year study [PDF]
, 1991 CITATION: Cotton, M. F. et al. 1984. Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections in children : a 6-year study. South African Medical Journal, 79:139-142.The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.zaIn a study of ventriculoperitoneal shunt ...
Burger, P. J. +3 more
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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt and Patency [PDF]
, 2019 Summary: Ophthalmologic Manifestations of Shunt Failure 1. Who can have shunt failure? a. Pediatric patients: usually caused by hydrocephalus b. Adult patients: caused by hydrocephalus or idiopathic intracranial hypertension i. For IAH patients, the most
Andrew G. Lee, MD; Carolyn Brooks
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