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Evaluating the incidence and risk factors for ventriculoperitoneal shunt sepsis at Dr George Mukhari Academic hospital in Pretoria, South Africa

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Introduction: Patients with increased pressure hydrocephalus are a common referral to the Department of Neurosurgery at our institution. Materials and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study performed by consecutively enrolling 335 subjects who ...
Andries Pretorius, Adrian Kelly, Patrick Lekgwara   +2 more
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Third ventriculostomy vs ventriculoperitoneal shunt in pediatric obstructive hydrocephalus: results from a Swiss series and literature review [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction: Few series compare endoscopic third ventriculostomies (ETV) and ventriculoperitoneal shunts (VPS). To avoid the complications after a shunt insertion, there is an increased tendency to perform a third ventriculostomy.
de Ribaupierre, Sandrine, Regli, L., Rilliet, B., Vernet, O., Villemure, J.-G   +4 more
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Optimizing ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement in the treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertension: an analysis of neuroendoscopy, frameless stereotaxy, and intraoperative CT.

Neurosurgical Focus, 2016
OBJECTIVE Cerebrospinal fluid shunting can effectively lower intracranial pressure and improve the symptoms of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). Placement of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts in this patient population can often be difficult due
B. Yim, M. R. Gooch, J. Dalfino, M. Adamo, Tyler J. Kenning   +4 more
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Metastatic Bifocal Germinoma With Dramatic Early Steroid Response, Utility of Circulating miR‐371a‐3p and Vinblastine Monotherapy Prior to Definitive Craniospinal Irradiation

Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology, Volume 51, Issue 4, August 2025.
Cinzia G. Scarpini, Dawn Ward, Poe Phyu, Ibrahim Jalloh, Nicky Thorp, Benjamin G. Fisher, A. Emile J. Hendriks, Lyndsay Salisbury, James C. Nicholson, Thankamma Ajithkumar, Gail Horan, G. A. Amos Burke, Nicholas Coleman, Kieren Allinson, Matthew J. Murray   +14 more
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Epidural hematoma after ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery: report of two cases

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1998
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt operations represent the most used choice for treating hydrocephalus, although some related complications have been reported.
PEREIRA CARLOS UMBERTO, PORTO MARCUS WAGNER DE SOUZA, HOLANDA RAFAEL RODRIGUES DE, ANDRADE WELLINGTON TORRES DE   +3 more
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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, Botero González, Nathaly, Botero Rojas, Luz Elena, Morales Alba, Nelson   +3 more
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Anaesthesia for ventriculoperitoneal shunts [PDF]

Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 2011
Hydrocephalus is usually the result of obstruction to cerebrospinal fluid flow. The aetiology may be congenital as in Arnold-Chiari malformation, or acquired as in brain tumours or intraventricular haemorrhage. The incidence of hydrocephalus is between 0.3-1.5 per 100 live births in the United States.
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Characteristics and Treatment Outcome of Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt-Associated Infections in Adults: A Retrospective Analysis over an 11-Year Period [PDF]

, 2017
Background. Data on infections associated with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts among adults are limited. Therefore, we performed a retrospective study of shunt-associated infections in adults. Methods.
Battegay, Manuel, Conen, Anna, Fluckiger, Ursula, Merlo, Adrian, Trampuz, Andrej, Walti, Laura Naemi   +5 more
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Prospective review of 30-day morbidity and mortality in a paediatric neurosurgical unit [PDF]

, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to record the 30-day and inpatient morbidity and mortality in paediatric patients in a tertiary neuroscience centre over a 2-year period.
Beez, Thomas, Campbell, Emer, Todd, Lorraine   +2 more
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Recurrent giant abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudo cyst: A case report and review of literature

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2022
Cerebrospinal fluid pseudo cyst is a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt procedure for hydrocephalus. It is a collection of fluid that accumulate around the tip of the distal catheter and surrounded by a wall of fibrous tissue lacking a true ...
Ram Jeewan Singh, Bijay Kumar Suman, Shreyas Dudhani, Amit Kumar Sinha, Bindey Kumar   +4 more
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