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The effects of lumboperitoneal and ventriculoperitoneal shunts on the cranial and spinal cerebrospinal fluid volume in a patient with idiopathic intracranial hypertension [PDF]
, 2016 Lumboperitoneal (LP) and ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts are a frequent treatment modality for idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). Although these shunts have been used for a long time, it is still not clear how they change the total craniospinal
Frobe, Ana +5 more
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Candidal infections of ventriculoperitoneal shunts
Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, 2009 Although ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt infection is a common complication of shunt procedures, fungal infection is considered to be rare. In the present study, we performed retrospective analysis of six cases in which candida infection occurred. In all these six cases, VP shunt was performed in children for hydrocephalus and the onset of symptoms ...
Alka Sonavane +3 more
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Scrotal migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunts [PDF]
American Journal of Roentgenology, 1983 Ventriculoperitoneal diversion of cerebrospinal fluid in infants and children with hydrocephalus has become the procedure of choice over the last 15 years. It has replaced ventriculoatrial shunts, resulting in a marked decrease in the complication rate after such procedures.
MJ Crofford, D Balsam
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Medicina, 2019 Background and objectives: Hydrocephalus remains a disease requiring surgical treatment even in the modern era. Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt placement is the most common treatment, whereas lumboperitoneal (LP) shunts are less commonly used due to ...
Tsung-Hsi Yang +3 more
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Ultrasound guided placement of the distal catheter in paediatric ventriculoatrial shunts—an appraisal of efficacy and complications [PDF]
, 2016 Ventriculoatrial (VA) shunts are commonly used as a second-line treatment of hydrocephalus when the peritoneum is an unsuitable site for the distal catheter.
Chakraborty, A +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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Outcome Analysis of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery in Pediatric Hydrocephalus
Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, 2018 Aim: To study the clinical outcome of shunt surgeries in children with hydrocephalus and evaluate the risk factors for ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt failure. Materials and Methods: Patients who underwent VP shunt surgery for hydrocephalus were included.
Pradyumna Pan
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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 +2 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 +3 more
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Medical archives, 2018 Background: Decompressive craniotomy (DC) is a known risk factor for the development of posttraumatic hydrocephalus (PTH) in the patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
R. Fattahian, S. Bagheri, M. Sadeghi
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