title: A closer look at the ventriculo-gallbladder shunt for the treatment of hydrocephalus.
abstract: Six patients with hydrocephalus who were treated with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts became refractory to serosal absorption of CSF. All were subsequently treated with ventriculo-gallbladder shunts. The surgical technique and long-term results were evaluated by retrospective review of the hospital records. Detailed evaluation of 1 of the 6 has suggested a dynamic role for the gallbladder in the function of ventriculo-gallbladder shunts.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Novelli
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Reigel
mesh_terms: D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000379:methods*; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies