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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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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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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, Sandeep Bhardwaj, Devendra Purohit, Sanjeev Chopra   +3 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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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, Mahasen M. Abd Al-Majeed, Dhelal Qasim Mohammed, Asaad F. Albayati   +3 more
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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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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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Emergency point-of-care ultrasound identification of pediatric ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunctions

, 2018
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunctions should be accurately and efficiently diagnosed. In this case series, we describe the use of point-of-care ultrasound to rapidly identify pediatric ventriculoperitoneal shunt tubing fracture, obstruction, and ...
Barrett, Michael Joseph, Shellshear, Deborah, Michael Joseph Barrett, Deborah Shellshear, Snelling, Peter James, Adam O’Brien, O'Brien, Adam, Peter James Snelling   +7 more
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Outcome of ventriculoperitoneal shunt implantation for treatment of congenital internal hydrocephalus in dogs and cats: 36 cases (2001-2009) [PDF]

, 2013
OBJECTIVE To examine outcome data for cats and dogs with congenital internal hydrocephalus following treatment via ventriculoperitoneal shunting to determine treatment-associated changes in neurologic signs, the nature and incidence of postoperative ...
Failing, Klaus, Schmidt, Martin J., Kramer, Martin, Forterre, Franck, Lautersack, Oliver, Biel, Miriam, Jurina, Konrad   +6 more
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