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Usage of neuronavigation system to treat a case of traumatic acute subdural hematoma after two-side ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Laparoscopic, Endoscopic and Robotic Surgery, 2019
Traumatic acute subdural hematoma is one of the most lethal causes of head injuries, which leads to high mortality. While combined diseases always make it more intractable for the treatment.
Kun Wang, Xueying Xu, Huanjiang Niu, Xiujun Cai, Yirong Wang   +4 more
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Early ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection

Infection, 2016
Sin financiación 2.468 JCR (2016) Q3, 44/84 Infectious Diseases ...
Pintor Holguín, Emilio, Gutiérrez, María José, Gargantilla Madera, Pedro, Herreros Ruiz Valdepeñas, Benjamín   +3 more
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Shunt Valve Rupture in Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Failure

World Neurosurgery, 2021
Shunt complications are common despite advances in surgical techniques and shunting technology. Proximal and/or distal catheter malfunctions are detected in pediatric and adult patients. However, valve dysfunction is rare in such cases.A 24-year-old woman presented with a history of ventriculostomy and ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) secondary to ...
Mustafa Güdük, Ahmet Akbaş, Mürüvvet Ayten Tüzünalp, Gürkan Berikol, Murat Şakir Ekşi   +4 more
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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
doaj   +1 more source

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Calcular Cholecystitis in a Patient with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report and Literature Review

Case Reports in Surgery, 2015
Management of patients who have ventriculoperitoneal shunt presenting with acute calcular cholecystitis has remained a clinical challenge. In this paper, the hospital course and the follow-up of a patient presenting with acute calcular cholecystitis and ...
Abdullah A. Albarrak, Sami Khairy, Alzahrani Mohammed Ahmed   +2 more
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Randomized trial of shunt infection rates comparing intraoperative Vancomycin versus Gentamicin in ventriculoperitoneal shunt system preparation

Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2023
Background Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is the mainstay of surgical management of patients with hydrocephalus. The insertion of ventriculoperitoneal shunt may be accompanied by many potentially life-threatening complications including shunt infection.
Surajudeen A. Olomo, Joseph O. Obande, Gyang M. Bot, Peter O. Binitie   +3 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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Fracture into the Abdominal Cavity and the Presence of A Retroauricular Pseudocyst Are Diagnostic of A Partial Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Dysfunction

Acta Medica Bulgarica
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction is frequently observed, with the ventriculoperitoneal shunt fracture being a prevalent etiology. The occurrence of ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction is approximately 40% in the first year after implantation and
Bal’afif F., Wibowo O., Nazwar T. A., Wardhana D. W., Mustofa M.   +4 more
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A ventriculoperitoneal shunt incidentally found in the stomach

Radiology Case Reports, 2018
We report a case of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt incidentally found within the stomach while the patient was undergoing a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement.
Dan Isaac Cohen-Addad, MD, Kevin Hewitt, MD, Donnie Bell, MD   +2 more
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Communication and Language Profiles of Children Treated for Posterior Fossa Brain Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cognitive and language deficits are frequently reported sequelae of posterior fossa brain tumors (PFBT). Typically, delayed onset impedes prompt assessment and early intervention. This has devastating implications for quality of life.
Zara Sved, Meghan Hesse, Jennie Cusiter, Annabel Webb, Kimberley Docking   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source