Subdural-peritoneal shunt: one-piece design with a large flushing device.
In an effort to maximize the effectiveness of subdural-peritoneal shunting for the treatment of chronic subdural hematoma in infants, the author developed a new shunt system. The characteristics of this shunt include a large-caliber catheter, a very low pressure slit valve, and a one-piece design with a large flushing device. This shunt is particularly useful for patients without increased intracranial pressure, who are usually refractory to treatment using a conventional ventriculoperitoneal shunt system.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Fuchu Hospital, Japan.
D002908:Chronic Disease; D004867:Equipment Design; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007427:Intracranial Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D013355:Subdural Space; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000295:instrumentation*