Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
A Study on Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infections.
... first ventriculoperitoneal shunt was inserted by Kaush, who used a rubber tube to connect the lateral ventricle with the peritoneal ...used shunt valves throughout the ...
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Tigecycline Therapy in an Infant for Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Meningitis
... of a 12 year-old boy with AIDS and ventriculoperitoneal shunt– associated meningitis due to MDR A baumannii . Tigecycline (3 mg/kg per day divided in 2 doses) and colistin were used together for 4 weeks, ...
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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt complications: a local study at Qena University Hospital: a retrospective study
... of shunt complica- tions than did adults at 5 years (48 versus 27%, P < ...of ventriculoperitoneal shunt ...blockage, shunt infection, shunt migration, and rarely shunt ...
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Rapid resolution of an acute subdural hematoma by increasing the shunt valve pressure in a 63 year old man with normal pressure hydrocephalus with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a case report and literature review
... ventricular shunt facilitates further expansion of the subdural hematoma and often necessitates surgical treatment, including subdural hematoma evacuation and shunt ...valve ventriculoperitoneal ...
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Original Article Bilateral large chronic ossified epidural hematoma after ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a special case report and treatment management
... ventricular shunt operation, and bilateral chronic ossified epidural hematoma was rare to reported in the ...a ventriculoperitoneal shunt but presenting with chronic epidural hematoma at 3 days ...
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Treatment of ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection and ventriculitis caused by Acinetobacter baumannii: a case report
... A 6-year-old Ethiopian boy was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit of the Black Lion Specialized Hospital with medulloblastoma and hydrocephalus. He was the first child in his family and came from low socioeco- ...
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Subdural Effusions with Hydrocephalus after Severe Head Injury: Successful Treatment with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement: Report of 3 Adult Cases
... Background. Subdural collections of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) with associated hydrocephalus have been described by several different and sometimes inaccurate terms. It has been proposed that a subdural effusion with ...
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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion for hydrocephalus in human immunodeficiency virus-infected adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
... Background: Hydrocephalus is a recognised complication of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related opportunistic infections. Symptomatic raised cerebrospinal fluid pressure can be treated with ...
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The Conundrum of Ventricular Dilatations Following Decompressive Craniectomy: Is Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt, The Only Panacea?
... underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunt followed by cranioplasty, whereas all patients in Group 2 underwent cranioplasty along with simultaneous ventriculostomy and temporary aspiration of the lateral ...the ...
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A Technique for Treatment of Overdrainage in Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
... The ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is the most common treatment of hydrocephalus. This treatment has many complications including overdrainage which has been defined as the excessive evacuation of ...
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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infections in Paediatric Age Group
... “ Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections in paediatric patients” was conducted in the Department of Microbiology, Coimbatore Medical College Hospital among 60 paediatric ...CSF, shunt tip and blood ...
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Delayed Intraventricular Hemorrhage following a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement: Exploring the Surgical Anatomy of a Rare Complication
... Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) placement is one of the commoner neurosurgical procedures worldwide. The purpose of this article is to report a case of delayed intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) following a ...
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Outcome analysis of ventriculoperitoneal shunt procedures in hydrocephalus due to tubercular meningitis and non-infective cases
... of shunt surgery are higher in patients with TBM than in patients with other ...frequent shunt obstruction. 6 Agarwal et al. reported shunt related complications in 11 (30%) children and three of 37 ...
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Low Dose Nonenhanced Head CT Protocol for Follow Up Evaluation of Children with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: Reduction of Radiation and Effect on Image Quality
... Both readers graded image quality parameters including noise, diag- nostic acceptability (both on a 5-point scale: 1, unacceptable; 2, sub- optimal; 3, average; 4, good; and 5, excellent), gray-white differentia- tion ...
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Undiagnosed Cryptococcus gattii meningitis leading to subsequent ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection in a patient with symptoms of normal pressure hydrocephalus: case report and literature review
... The patient was afebrile and had a very large, ill-defined mass with cystic consistency and smooth sur- face at the right paraumbilical region. Neurological examination revealed a magnetic gait, no neck stiffness and ...
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A Randomised Control Trial on the Use of Topical Methicillin in Reducing Post- Operative Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection
... The use of topical antibiotics and antibiotic- impregnated shunt systems during VPS surgery has been widely practiced (12,13). However, there is no specific study done in the local setting to evaluate the efficacy ...
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Subclinical chronic sinusitis causing presumed ventriculoperitoneal shunt sepsis in a child
... The diagnosis of the index case was confirmed by the CT scan. Imaging studies however are not necessary when the probability of sinusitis is either high or low [3]. They are useful when the diagnosis is in doubt, based ...
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Intra-Abdominal Complications Following Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Procedures
... Abdominal x-ray was often diagnostic; demonstrating the VP-shunt catheter in the scrotum in six patients with otherwise unrecognized inguinal hernia, and in instances of knotted shunt, s[r] ...
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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt-Associated Infection Due to Haemophilus influenzae
... Shunt infection with ventriculitis is a frequent complication of ventricular shunt therapy for hy- drocephalus, with infection rates as high as 20% to 27% in recent series.”2 Staphylococ[r] ...
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Remote cerebellar hemorrhage due to ventriculoperitoneal shunt in an infant: a case report
... programmable shunt, and employed a gradual de- crease of intracranial pressure postoperatively to obtain even slower and more strictly controlled CSF drainage over several ...
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