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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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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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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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Chronic Bilateral Calcified Subdural Empyema: An Unusual Complication of a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2020
Background and Importance: Subdural empyema is a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunts. The ventriculoperitoneal shunt is a common technique used in the treatment of hydrocephalus.
Abdoulaye Diop, Mohameth Faye, Roger Ilunga Mulumba, Momar Codé Ba, Seydou Boubacar Badiane   +4 more
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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt complications: A review

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 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, M.D., Daniela Alexandru-Abrams, M.D., Michael Muhonen, M.D., William Loudon, M.D., Ph.D.   +3 more
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Migração distal de catéter de derivação ventrículo-peritoneal para implante mamário de silicone [PDF]

, 2009
Federal University of São Paulo Department of Neurology and NeurosurgeryCampinas State University Department of Neurology and NeurosurgeryUNIFESP, Department of Neurology and ...
Amantéa, Andrea Vieira, Cavalheiro, Sergio, Joaquim, Andrei Fernandes, Mudo, Marcelo Luis   +3 more
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Uncommon complications of ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery: review of four cases and literature review

Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2020
Background Ventriculoperitoneal shunt is one of the most popular cerebrospinal fluid diversion procedures worldwide. Complications are common, but uncommon complications are rarely reported in the literature making a standardized guideline on management ...
Aliyu Muhammad Koko, Nasiru Jinjiri Ismail, Ali Lasseini, Sahabi M. Saddiku   +3 more
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Anal Protrusion of Peritoneal End of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt and Multiple Brain Abscesses: A Case Report With Review of Literature

Iranian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2022
Background and Importance: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery is a widely accepted treatment for hydrocephalus, but it is not free from complications.
Ahtesham Khizar, Soha Zahid
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Anaplastic ependymoma metastases though a ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Radiology Case Reports, 2020
Ependymomas are rare glial tumors that comprise 10% of intracranial pediatric malignancies. Primary central nervous system malignancies can rarely metastasize extracranially.
Jeffery D. St Jeor, Paul G. Thacker, MD, MHA, John C. Benson, MD, Nathan C. Hull, MD   +3 more
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