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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Unusual extrusion of distal end of ventriculoperitoneal shunt: Case series with literature review
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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Scrotal migration of ventriculoperitoneal catheter and hydrocele resolving spontaneously
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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Anaplastic ependymoma metastases though a ventriculoperitoneal shunt
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 +3 more
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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]
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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Distal subgaleal-peritoneal shunt migration into the abdominal wall with subsequent formation of a pre-peritoneal pseudocyst: a rare complication. [PDF]
Distal ventriculo-peritoneal shunt migration and extra-peritoneal CSF pseudocyst formation are unusual complications of shunt placement. We present a 65-year-old-female who received a subgaleal-peritoneal shunt to decompress a post-surgical subgaleal ...
Carmel, Peter W +4 more
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Microbial infection as a complication of shunt surgery in a sample of Iraqi patients suffering from hydrocephalus [PDF]
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]
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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Long subcutaneous tunnelling reduces infection rates in paediatric external ventricular drains [PDF]
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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Beta-2-transferrin to detect cerebrospinal fluid pleural effusion: a case report
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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