Researchers conducted a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial to compare a laparoscopic procedure with a mini-laparotomy for insertion of a peritoneal catheter during ventriculoperitoneal ...

A team of doctors and practitioners implanted a ventriculoperitoneal shunt followed by a new operation to stabilize and reduce the size of the baby’s head in it's first week of life - the first time ...

A 15-month-old girl with hydrocephalus from an intraventricular hemorrhage presented to the emergency department with irritability, lethargy and vomiting. Our neurosurgery team had inserted a ...

The next step in treating Mr. M was to attempt to determine his responsiveness to ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting (Fig 2). Although VP shunting is prone to complications and not appropriate for ...

Sterile ascites after ventriculoperitoneal shunting is rare and usually of unknown cause. 1 We describe a patient in whom an inflammatory reaction to silicone tubing used in the creation of a shunt ...

Study design: Case report and review of literature. Objectives: Intracranial chronic subdural hematoma (SDH) is a well-recognized complication of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. Spinal chronic SDH is ...

The FDA grants the Delphi-MD device breakthrough designation technology status for the diagnosis of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) patients and prediction of response to highly effective, ...

The author(s) indicated no potential conflicts of interest. Corresponding author: Tzung-Chih Tang, MD, Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5, Fu-Shin St ...

A 32 year-old man with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt presented with headaches and progressive confusion. Non-Communicating Hydrocephalus: T1-weighted with gadolinium coronal MRIs. Note the prominent ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (DECEMBER 23, 2014). Researchers conducted a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial at Bern University Hospital in Switzerland to compare a laparoscopic procedure with a ...