title: Distal end revision of ventriculoperitoneal shunts sparing minilaparotomy. Technical note.
abstract: Distal end malfunction of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt occurs secondary to outgrown, disconnected, fractured, or occluded peritoneal catheters. Replacement of such catheters normally requires a minilaparotomy. The authors describe a simple technique for peritoneal catheter replacement without minilaparotomy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada.
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Tekkök
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Ventureyra
mesh_terms: D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D012086:Reoperation; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt