Unusual extrusion of distal end of ventriculoperitoneal shunt: Case series with literature review
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2021 Background: Ventriculoperitoneal shunting is most common treatment for hydrocephalus. Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt has been associated with complications from cerebral ventricles to peritoneal cavity [1].
Virendra Deo Sinha +3 more
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Long subcutaneous tunnelling reduces infection rates in paediatric external ventricular drains [PDF]
, 2014 Purpose The aim of this study is to report the efficacy of long subcutaneous tunnelling of external ventricular drains in reducing rates of infection and catheter displacement in a paediatric population. Methods In children requiring external ventricular
Chakraborty, A +3 more
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Scrotal migration of ventriculoperitoneal catheter and hydrocele resolving spontaneously
Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2012 Shunt migration is a rare, but reported complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt and migration of the same through the processus vaginalis is known.
Raghu Sampally Ramareddy, Anand Alladi
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The British antibiotic and silver-impregnated catheters for ventriculoperitoneal shunts multi-centre randomised controlled trial (the BASICS trial): study protocol [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) for the treatment of hydrocephalus is one of the most common neurosurgical procedures in the UK, but failures caused by infection occur in approximately 8% of primary cases.
Blundell, M +8 more
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Microbial infection as a complication of shunt surgery in a sample of Iraqi patients suffering from hydrocephalus [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Neurology, 2023 Objectives. In this study, we aimed at assessing shunt infections in a sample of Iraqi patients who have been surgically treated with ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Materials and methods. A total of 208 patients were enrolled in this study.
Hind Suhail Ali +3 more
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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Outcomes among Infants [PDF]
, 2015 Ventriculoperitoneal shunts (VPSs) are used for the treatment of hydrocephalus. Here we analyzed the outcomes of VPS placements in 24 infants to determine the risk factors for shunt failure.
Iwasaki, Yuka +9 more
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Implant Prophylaxis: The Next Best Practice Toward Asepsis in Spine Surgery. [PDF]
, 2018 Study designA literature review.ObjectivesAn evaluation of the contaminants prevalent on implants used for surgery and the aseptic methods being employed against them.MethodsPubMed was searched for articles published between 2000 and 2017 for studies ...
Agarwal, Aakash +6 more
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Beta-2-transferrin to detect cerebrospinal fluid pleural effusion: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009 Introduction Pleural effusion secondary to ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion is a rare and potentially life-threatening occurrence. Case presentation We describe a 14-month-old Caucasian boy who had a ventriculoperitoneal shunt inserted for ...
Smith Jennifer C, Cohen Eyal
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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting for Hydrocephalus [PDF]
BMJ, 1973 Revision rate and complications were reviewed in 297 patients of all ages subjected to ventriculoperitoneal shunting and adequately followed. Both operative mortality and deaths due to complications of this type of shunt were much lower than after ventriculocaval shunts.
J S, Robertson, M I, Maraqa, B, Jennett
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Outcomes of ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion in the management of idiopathic intracranial hypertension in children [PDF]
, 2017 Purpose The ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt has become the procedure of choice for treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). We aimed to assess the efficacy of frameless stereotactic placement of VP shunts for the management of ...
Amato-Watkins, Anthony +6 more
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