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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES |
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placementcomplications And Shunt Displacement
Bayram ÇIrak*, Nejmi KIymaz*, H. Serdar IşIk*
*Dept. of Neurosurgery, Medical School of Yüzüncü Yıl University, Van, TURKEY
Eventhough hydrocephalus is known for a long time neurosurgeons have still faced to various problems in the treatment and follow up. Ventriculoperitoneal shunting has been the most used technic. But problems such as overdrainage, inadequate drainage, infection, and obstruction causes a high incidence of revision.
In this article we studied the factors causing increased revision rate in the patiens admitted to the Neurosurgery Clinic of Yüzüncü Yıl University.
Thirty-two patients were operated on with the diagnosis of hydrocephalus, and 10 patients had 12 revisions. It was concluded that; shunting a neonate, presence of additional neurological congenital abnormalities such as meningomyelitis, presence of infection in the preshunting period eventhough it has been treated, increases the risk of shunt revision.Keywords: Hydrocephalus, Shunt revision,
Ventriculoperitoneal shuntTurkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci 2000, 20:11-13
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