[Extremely low-birth-weight infant with post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus: surgical procedure and recognition by sonography].
In two infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit with birth-weight of less than 1,000 g, serial cranial real-time sonograms were obtained to determine the subependymal germinal matrix hemorrhage and follow up the post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus, compared with computerized tomographic scan. This paper reports the results of the placement of a subcutaneous ventricular reservoir in these extremely low-birth-weight infants to resolve progressive post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus and protect their cortical mantle until their risks of ventriculo-peritoneal shunting procedure are acceptable. In these infants, the hydrocephalus and increased intracranial pressure were controlled and following shunting procedure after their medical and anesthetic problems resolved.
D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography