OBJECTIVE Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt complication is a major obstacle in the management of hydrocephalus. To study the differences of VP shunt complications between children and adults, we analyzed shunt revision surgery performed at our hospital during the past 10 years. METHODS Patients who had undergone shunt revision surgery from January 2001 to December 2010 were evaluated retrospec...

INTRODUCTION Ventriculoperitoneal (V-P) shunt surgery is the most common technique used for the treatment of hydrocephalus. The migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt to the bladder is rare. Only two cases have been previously reported in the literature. CASE PRESENTATION We report on a 38-year-old male who had hydrocephalus and V-P shunt for 12 years. Two years ago, he found himself with re...

To explore the use of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) parameters in the quantitative assessment of early brain microstructure changes before and after ventriculoperitoneal shunt in children with high intracranial pressure hydrocephalus.Ten patients with communicating hydrocephalus (age: 2-36 months) and 14 age-/gender-matched controls (age: 2-36 months) were enrolled in this study. All patients ...

Background: Although ventriculoperitoneal shunting (VPS) is a universal treatment for hydrocephalus, it generally well-known that the procedure often has complications. Shunt catheter migration one such complication, but no reports of into thoracic cavity are associated with surgical technique. Herein, I present case shunt alongside anatomical pitfalls rib structure. Case Description: The patie...

AIM This study evaluated the clinical and economic outcomes of ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections. MATERIAL AND METHODS Patients diagnosed with ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections for the first time between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2011 were included in this study. Demographic, clinical, and economic data were analyzed retrospectively. A cost coefficient (total cost/follow-up perio...

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to estimate whether routine preoperative shunt series (POSS) lead to clinically relevant new information, that helps in the management of ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) obstruction, focusing on its role in diagnosing mechanical causes of

A female baby of one-and-a-half-year old presented with extrusion of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt through umbilicus. On exploration, the urachal remnant was found perforated by VP shunt and the tube exteriorized through umbilicus. Child was managed successfully with excision of urachal remnant, removal of VP shunt, antibiotic treatment and re-insertion of shunt.