title: Case report: pregnant woman with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt to treat hydrocephalus.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyoto University, Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Okagaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kanzaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moritake
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: 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