Case report: pregnant woman with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt to treat hydrocephalus.
A pregnant woman with hydrocephalus who required multiple revisions of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt is discussed. Her symptoms improved after the replacement of the ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt with a ventriculoatrial (VA) shunt, suggesting the benefits of ventriculoatrial shunting during pregnancy.
Okagaki
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyoto University, Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
Kanzaki
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Moritake
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Mori
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D000328:Adult; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D010537:Peritoneum; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012086:Reoperation