title: [Cerebrospinal fluid shunts for hydrocephalus and related disorders].
abstract: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts are commonly employed to treat patients with hydrocephalus. A large number of papers have been published focusing on complications and failures of CSF shunts. However, there appears to be a paucity of knowledge comprehensively covering both common complications and rare ones. In this systematic review, we surveyed articles about surgical complications of CSF shunts as comprehensively as possible. Quantitative analysis was performed to determine the frequency of well-known complications, mortality and revision rates of CSF shunts. Furthermore, rare complications of CSF shunts have also been reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Kiyohiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Houkin
authors.forename: Hisayasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shimbo
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Motegi
authors.forename: Masahito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawabori
authors.forename: Michiyuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
mesh_terms: D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors