title: Peritoneal shunt tube placement performed using an endoscopic threaded imaging port. Technical note.
abstract: The authors used an endoscopic threaded imaging port that originally was developed for laparoscopy to access the peritoneal cavity, and applied this device to the placement of a peritoneal shunt tube in patients suffering from hydrocephalus. Using this system, the peritoneum can be opened quickly under direct vision by using an endoscope through a small skin incision. The peritoneal cavity is secured by replacing the cannula with a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) tube. At the end of surgery, the terminal end of the shunt tube is inserted through the PVC tube, which serves as a guiding catheter. Only one or two skin stitches are needed for closure. This method has proved to be safe, quick, and less invasive than conventional minilaparotomy.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Takarazuka Municipal Hospital, Hyogo, Japan. sig-kubo@momo.so-net.ne.jp
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Kubo
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Nakata
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Yoshimine
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt