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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, Agarwal, Anand, Anand, Neel, Garfin, Steve R, Goel, Vijay K, Schultz, Christian, Wang, Jeffrey C   +6 more
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Lumboperitoneal Shunt: A New Modified Surgical Technique and a Comparison of the Complications with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt in a Single Center

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, Cheng-Siu Chang, W. Sung, Jung-Tung Liu   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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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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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Development of Posttraumatic Hydrocephalus Requiring Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt After Decompressive Craniectomy for Traumatic Brain Injury: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Retrospective Studies

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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Centromedian nucleus targeting in the pediatric population treated with thalamic responsive neurostimulation for drug‐resistant epilepsy

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract The management of drug‐resistant epilepsy (DRE) in the pediatric population using neurostimulation of the centromedian (CM) nucleus of the thalamus (CMN) has been reported to be effective and safe. We present a case series of pediatric patients treated with responsive neurostimulation (RNS) and report on contact localization in relation to ...
Marian Michael Bercu, Bahram Sarvi Zargar, Kathryn E. Spykman, Gabe Heredia, Alon Y. Mogilner, Angel W. Hernandez, Sanjay E. Patra, David E. Burdette, Paul Ferrari   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Frailty, Surgical Time, and Surgical Complications Increase Length of Stay Following Large Vestibular Schwannoma Resection

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Patients with large vestibular schwannomas (VS) are at higher risk for adverse outcomes following microsurgical resection. This study aims to identify clinical and radiographic factors that may be predictive of adverse outcomes. Study Design Retrospective chart review. Setting Academic tertiary care center.
Jason L. Steele, Nicole J. Ewer, Heather J. Smith, Samira Takkoush, Melissa Shuhui Lee, Richard H. Wiggins, Mana Espahbodi, Neil S. Patel, Richard K. Gurgel   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source