ventriculoperitoneal shunts การใช้

• A ventriculoperitoneal shunt to relieve intracranial pressure is the preferred method.
• Shunt surgery was introduced in 1949; initially, ventriculoperitoneal shunts were used.
• This type of shunt is called a ventriculoperitoneal shunt and is particularly useful in cases involving hydrocephalus.
• Ventriculoperitoneal shunts may also be applied with chemotherapy to avoid invasive surgery to gain access to the CSF.
• Potential complications include transient memory impairment, hemiparesis, infection, chronic ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement, stroke, and death.
• NPH may be relieved by surgically implanting a ventriculoperitoneal shunt to drain excess cerebrospinal fluid to the abdomen where it is absorbed.
• It is a common site for ventricular cannulation, especially in the context of inserting a ventriculoperitoneal shunt for the treatment of hydrocephalus.
• If the lumboperitoneal shunt needs repeated revisions, a " ventriculoatrial " or " ventriculoperitoneal shunt " may be considered.
• The most common serious headaches found in children include brain bleeds ( subdural hematoma, epidural hematoma ), brain abscesses, meningitis and ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction.
• The hospital remains a part of the ETV / CPC ) that greatly reduces the number of children requiring implantation of and life-long dependence on ventriculoperitoneal shunts.
• He developed new procedures, such as the colon interposition graft for correcting esophageal atresia ( congenital lack of continuity of the esophagus ) or ventriculoperitoneal shunts for treatment of hydrocephalus ( accumulation of excessive cerebral spinal fluid in and around the brain causing neurological problems ).
• Other headaches diagnosed in the Emergency Department include post-traumatic headache ( 20 % ), headache related to a problem with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt ( a device put into the brain to remove excess CSF and reduce pressure in the brain ) ( 11.5 % ) and migraine ( 8.5 % ).
• Nerological shunt infections are often caused by skin bacteria such as " Propionibacterium acnes ", or in instances of ventriculoperitoneal shunts that perforate the gut, by anaerobes of enteric origin ( i . e . " Bacteroides fragilis " ) . " Clostridium perfringens " can cause of brain abscesses and meningitis following intracranial surgery or head trauma.
• To evaluate the benefit of surgical shunt removal or externalization followed by removal, Wong et al . compared two groups : one with medical treatment alone and another with medical and surgical treatment simultaneously . 28 patients suffering from infection after ventriculoperitoneal shunt implantation over an 8-year period in their neurosurgical center were studied . 17 of these patients were treated with shunt removal or externalization followed by removal in addition to IV antibiotics while the other 11 were treated with IV antibiotics only.