A closer look at the ventriculo-gallbladder shunt for the treatment of hydrocephalus.
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.
Novelli
P M
PM
Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Reigel
D H
DH
D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000379:methods*; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies