How to get rid of the shunt: a comment.
The aspects to be considered before removal of a shunt placed earlier for treatment of hydrocephalus are reviewed. The methods proposed so far for determination of whether a shunt is still needed are described. Their low reliability is stressed, as are the risk inherent in shunt removal.
Department of Neurosurgery, Aalborg Hospital, Denmark.
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D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002648:Child; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007427:Intracranial Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed