OBJECTIVES Lumboperitoneal shunt has been advocated as a better alternative to ventriculoperitoneal shunt in communicating hydrocephalus. To minimize the morbidity of subcutaneous tunneling or an open abdominal wound, we developed a simplified technique for laparoscopy-assisted placement of lumboperitoneal shunts. METHODS Patients deemed candidates for lumboperitoneal shunts underwent laparos...

Pseudocysts filled with cerebrospinal fluid caused complications at the distal end of ventriculoperitoneal shunts in five children. Only one of these cysts was infected. The children presented with raised intracranial pressure or abdominal symptoms, or both. We report on the usefulness of abdominal ultrasound examination in the diagnosis and follow up of these patients and suggest that abdomina...

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ascites is a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal (PV) shunt. The etiological factors and especially the mechanisms underlying this remain difficult to explain. We report case voluminous CSF complicating PV shunt, 15 years later. This 16-year-old patient, valved at age one year, admitted for major abdominal distension. scanner shows large free collection in perito...

Ventriculoperitoneal shunts (VPSs) are used for the treatment of hydrocephalus. Here we analyzed the outcomes of VPS placements in 24 infants to determine the risk factors for shunt failure. The infants had undergone the initial VPS operation in our hospital between March 2005 and December 2013. They were observed until the end of January 2014. We obtained Kaplan-Meier curves and performed a mu...

This technical report describes the creation of a model an infant with ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS). is authentic, assembled easily, and reusable which allows for pediatric neurosurgical practitioners to gain experience in performing VPS taps. Learning objectives have been provided guide task training.

Programmable valve shunts allows selection of opening pressure of shunt valve. In the presented article, a unique complication pertaining to programmable shunts has been discussed. A 5-year-old boy who had tectal plate low grade glioma with obstructive hydrocephalus was managed with Codman programmable ventriculoperitoneal shunt. There was a spontaneous change in the opening ...

Case summary Ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement is the most commonly utilised surgical treatment for hydrocephalus in human and veterinary patients. Migration of the peritoneal catheter is an uncommon but well-documented complication in people, usually occurring within the first 3 months postoperatively, although only a single feline case report exists. A ventriculoperitoneal shunt was placed...

For the past half century, the mainstay of cerebrospinal fluid shunting for normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) has been ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery. Lumboperitoneal (LP) shunt has been used occasionally and seemed to be associated with higher failure rates compared to ventriculoperitoneal shunts. There is no uniformity in the reporting of complication and surgical revision rates. Goals ...