Distal end revision of ventriculoperitoneal shunts sparing minilaparotomy. Technical note.
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.
Tekkök
I H
IH
Division of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada.
Higgins
M J
MJ
Ventureyra
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EC
D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D012086:Reoperation; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt