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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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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
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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
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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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Prognostic Factors for Postoperative Complications. An Aggregate Protocol for 10 Observational Studies From the Danish TRIPLE‐A Cohort of 1.2 Million Surgeries

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, Volume 70, Issue 7, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Postoperative complications substantially increase morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. Understanding prognostic factors is essential for risk stratification, targeted prevention strategies, and development of prediction models.
Anders Peder Højer Karlsen, Asta Prescott, Caroline Folkersen, Jens Laigaard, Atena Saito, Caroline Lando Klammer, Mik Wetterslev, Emil Ipsen Ørskov, Mathilde Fahrendorff, Rebecca Kiær, Helene Holm Laigaard, Nichlas Hovmand, Lars Hyldborg Lundstrøm, Sebastian Buhl Rasmussen, Anders Kehlet Nørskov, Markus Harboe Olsen   +15 more
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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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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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Scrotal migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt [PDF]

BMJ Case Reports, 2014
A 1-year-old male child with type II Chiari malformation who underwent ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt placement 11 months ago presented with right scrotal swelling. Frontal radiograph of the chest and abdomen (figure 1) showed the shunt tube in the abdomen which was twisted and kinked in its mid portion and its distal end coiled in the right scrotum.
Balasubramanyam, Shankar, Ramakrishna, Narayanan, Samir Mustaffa, Paruthikunnan, Chaitanya Dattatray, Kulkarni   +3 more
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In utero ventriculosubgaleal shunt placement in a fetal lamb model: Phase 1 technical insights

Pregnancy, Volume 2, Issue 4, July 2026.
Abstract Background Progressive ventriculomegaly and the resulting irreversible brain damage may be mitigated through timely diversion prenatal intervention. While ventriculosubgaleal shunt (VSGS) is commonly performed postnatally in premature infants, in utero placement is unexplored.
Shohra Qaderi, Weston T. Northam, Soner Duru, Eyal Krispin, Nikan Zargarzadeh, Ali Javinani, Jose L. Peiro, Hamidreza Forourtan, Braxton Forde, Syril James, Scott A. Shainker, Arthur Nedder, Brittany Pattison, Lana Vasung, Lucas Peiro, Ryne A. Didier, Michaela K. Farber, Sebastian Seifert, Darren B. Orbach, P. Ellen Grant, Ramen H. Chmait, Benjamin C. Warf, Kjersti Aagaard, Yves Ville, Alireza A. Shamshirsaz   +24 more
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Outcome of ventriculoperitoneal shunt implantation for treatment of congenital internal hydrocephalus in dogs and cats: 36 cases (2001-2009)

, 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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