Ventriculoperitoneal shunt dysfunction in adults secondary to conditions causing a transient increase in intra-abdominal pressure: report of three cases.
Department of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Vincent J
VJ
Miele
Bernard
B
Bendok
Stephen M
SM
Bloomfield
Stephen L
SL
Ondra
Julian E
JE
Bailes
D000328:Adult; D003248:Constipation / Q000150:complications*; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D006874:Hydrostatic Pressure; D045823:Ileus / Q000150:complications*; D007421:Intestine, Small; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012307:Risk Factors; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000295:instrumentation*