title: Laparoscopic surgery in a patient with ventriculoperitoneal shunt: monitoring of shunt function with transcranial Doppler.
abstract: We describe the use of transcranial Doppler (TCD) monitoring during laparoscopic resection of an ovarian cyst in a young woman who previously underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunting for hydrocephalus. Shunt function was not altered by pneumoperitoneum, except during transient episodes of high intra-abdominal pressure. The role of TCD monitoring during laparoscopic procedures in patients with cerebrospinal fluid shunt is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Hôpital Notre Dame de Bon Secours, Paris, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ravaoherisoa
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Afriat
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sauvanet
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tricot
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Carli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000601:surgery; D017585:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt