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 laparoscopic procedure was compared with a mini-laparotomy for insertion of a peritoneal catheter during vetriculoperitoneal shunt surgery, by the researchers. A laparoscopic procedure was compared ...

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 ...

The Nashville Predators won't be without their iconic voice much longer. After a successful ventriculoperitoneal shunt procedure to remedy , the franchise's iconic broadcaster says he's feeling better ...

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 ...

image: This is a summary of treatment of an infant with hydrocephalus-related extreme macrocephaly. The uppermost image shows the infant with gross macrocephaly before surgery. The sutures are widely ...

Researchers at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, investigated theimplementation of a standardized shunt infection prevention bundle, a set of evidence-based practices termed the Calgary ...

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 ...

Once the decision to place a VP shunt has been made, valve selection is of vital importance. There are many valve designs available today. As of 1999 there were at least 127 commercially available ...