title: A simplified technique for lengthening peritoneal catheters.
abstract: Existing techniques for lengthening a peritoneal catheter require a formal laparotomy, and exploration for the catheter which is then extended by the addition of a necessary length. We describe a simplified technique which is quicker and which in co-operative patients can be done under local anaesthesia on an out-patient basis. In this technique the peritoneal catheter along with its fibrous sheath is dissected and after opening the sheath an additional length is added. The elongated catheter is replaced through the same tubular sheath into the peritoneal cavity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, King George's Medical College, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chand
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Chhabra
mesh_terms: D001827:Body Height / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000295:instrumentation*