title: Outcome analysis of shunt surgery in hydrocephalus.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the clinical outcome of shunt surgeries in children suffering from hydrocephalus.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective study of 50 children with hydrocephalus who underwent a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt insertion over a period of two years. These patients were then followed up for shunt related complications, shunt revisions and outcome.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty six of the 50 patients (52%) suffered from complications. The most common complications were shunt blockage (n=7) and shunt infection (n=6). These complications necessitated repeated shunt revisions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Infective complications of hydrocephalus are more likely to leave behind an adverse neurological outcome in the form of delayed milestones and mental retardation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Lokmanya Tilak Muncipal General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Ashraf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Gursev
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sandlas
authors.forename: Paras
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kothari
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sarda
authors.forename: Abhaya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Parag
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Karkera
authors.forename: Prashant
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Joshi