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Bone Overgrowth Causing Proximal Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Malfunction

, 2019
BACKGROUND: Hydrocephalus is an international disease process that is commonly treated surgically with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. This device may be prone to malfunction, most commonly from obstruction, disconnection, or infection. CASE DESCRIPTION: A
Tobias, Michael, Kim, Michael, Ilya Rybkin, Harrison Smith, Michael Kim, Jared Cooper, Michael Tobias, Cooper, Jared, Rybkin, Ilya, Smith, Harrison   +9 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
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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

Prenatal findings and postnatal outcomes in cases of closed spinal dysraphism: 10‐year two‐center cohort study

Ultrasound in Obstetrics &Gynecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To characterize prenatal ultrasound findings in fetuses with prenatally diagnosed closed spinal dysraphism (CSD) and report their postnatal management and functional outcomes at 18 and 36 months. Methods This retrospective cohort study included all fetuses with a prenatal diagnosis of CSD assessed between January 2014 and December ...
Y. Athiel, E. Van Den Eede, T. De Saint Denis, E. Blondiaux, F. Dhombres, P. Maurice, A. Dugas, H. Simonnet, L. Guilbaud, C. Garel, H. Van Der Merwe, M. Aertsen, P. Devloo, R. Devlieger, J. Deprest, J.‐M. Jouannic   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

First reported case of abdominal Nocardia pseudocyst in the setting of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a case report and review of literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Introduction Ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement is a common neurosurgical procedure that is used to divert cerebrospinal fluid from the ventricular system to the peritoneal cavity to alleviate hydrocephalus.
Jacob Cliett, Matthew Lee, Fernando Vale, Samuel Macomson   +3 more
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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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Transforming Surgical Training: The Evolution of the COSECSA eLogbook Through a Theory of Change Framework

World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Surgical training logbooks are vital for tracking trainee experience and training quality. As the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA) expanded across 24 countries, its paper‐based system outgrew the capacity of paper logbooks.
Lawa Shaban, Lucia Brocato, Eric O'Flynn, Abebe Bekele, Eric Borgstein, Laston Chikoya, Amani Pascal Uiso, James Geraghty, Juan Carlos Puyana   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cranial Migration of a VP Shunt—A Routine Procedure with a Rare Complication!

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt is one of the commonest neurosurgical procedures associated with a high-rate complication. Moreover, the variety of complications are nonetheless astonishing. Shunt malfunction is considered the most common complication of this
Aman Singh, Awadhesh Yadav, Pritesh Yadav, Bal Krishna Ojha   +3 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

Perinatal complications, mode of delivery, and neurological morbidity in children with COL4A1/A2 variants

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To characterize reported perinatal complications and childhood neurological diagnoses among children with COL4A1/2 variants and explore associations between mode of delivery and selected neurological outcomes. Method This was a retrospective cross‐sectional patient registry study using surveys collected through the Gould Syndrome ...
Shraddha Pandey, Dawn Gano, Danielle Boyce, Rachel Vassar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source