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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Calcular Cholecystitis in a Patient with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report and Literature Review

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, Sami Khairy, Alzahrani Mohammed Ahmed   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Umbilical perforation: an unusual complication of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt [PDF]

, 2006
Introduction Ventriculoperitoneal shunt operations are the most common pediatric neurosurgical procedures in the treatment of hydrocephalus. However, ventricular shunting is frequently associated with a wide variety of complications.
Dogru, Omer, Aslan, Adem, Kundak, A. Afsin, Eser, Olcay   +3 more
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An Unusual Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Complication: Spontaneous Knot Formation [PDF]

, 2012
This article aims to describe an extraordinary complication of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt system that formed a knot spontaneously and lead to a shunt malfunction. A 3-year-old male patient was operated due to posttraumatic hydrocephalus.
Civi, Soner, Golen, Mustafa, Emmez, Hakan, Baykaner, M. Kemali, BÖRCEK, ALP ÖZGÜN   +4 more
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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

Chiari I Malformation: Review and Update of Current Treatment Options

Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The pathophysiology of Chiari malformation type I (CM‐I) is complex, involving structural abnormalities at the craniovertebral junction that result in herniation of the cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum. In this study, we aim to present and evaluate current treatment options for CM‐I, with a focus on evidence‐based clinical ...
Jordan J. Lo, Shuhei Shiino, Stephen Z. Shapiro, Brianna L. Hines, Noritaka Komune, Carmine Antonio Donofrio, Filippo Badaloni, Antonio Fioravanti, Joseph Lockwood, C. J. Bui, Aaron S. Dumont, R. Shane Tubbs   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristics and long‐term outcomes of children with confirmed focal cortical dysplasia type 1 after epilepsy surgery: A population‐based study

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Focal cortical dysplasia type 1 (FCD1) is a rare and heterogeneous cause of drug‐resistant epilepsy (DRE) in children. Its clinical characteristics remain poorly understood, and surgical outcomes may be less favorable than in FCD2. We conducted a population‐based study to characterize the clinical presentation and long‐term seizure ...
Vincent Zheng, Päivi Koroknay‐Pál, Henri Lehtinen, Eija Gaily, Atte Karppinen, Anders Paetau, Olli Tynninen, Heta Leinonen, Aki Laakso, Eeva‐Liisa Metsähonkala   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Huge abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst following ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019
Introduction Abdominal pseudocysts comprising cerebrospinal fluid are an uncommon but significant complication in patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
Yasuhiro Koide, Takaaki Osako, Masahiro Kameda, Hiromi Ihoriya, Hirotsugu Yamamoto, Noritomo Fujisaki, Toshiyuki Aokage, Tetsuya Yumoto, Isao Date, Hiromichi Naito, Atsunori Nakao   +10 more
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Risk Factors for Complications Following Paediatric Neuromuscular and Syndromic Scoliosis Correction Surgery: A Systematic Review

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Paediatric neuromuscular and syndromic scoliosis patients have multiple medical comorbidities that increase the risk of postoperative complications. There is a lack of consistent literature assessing the specific risk factors for complications following scoliosis correction surgery in this high‐risk cohort.
Mai Pham, Mia A. Percival, Moya Vandeleur, Giuliana Antolovich, Kris Lundine   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ventriculomammary shunt: an unusual ventriculoperitoneal shunt complication [PDF]

, 2015
Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt malfunctions are common and can result in significant consequences for patients. Despite the prevalence of breast augmentation surgery and breast surgery for other pathologies, few breast related VP shunt complications ...
Chaudhry, Nauman S, Johnson, Jeremiah N, Morcos, Jacques J   +2 more
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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
doaj   +1 more source