Perforation of the colon with or without transanal extrusion of the distal ventriculoperitoneal
shunt (VPS) catheter is a well-known but a serious complication after VPS insertion done for …

Objective To relate the experiences of a pediatric surgery clinic in diagnosis and treatment of
abdominal complications related to ventriculoperitoneal shunts (VPSs) in pediatric patients …

Ventriculoperitoneal shunting is the main type of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion used for
the treatment of pediatric and adult hydrocephalus. Despite being generally regarded as a …

Background Based upon our excellent previous experience with 151 adult patients and 39
children whom had the peritoneal catheter in ventriculoperitoneal shunting placed …

Purpose Ventriculo-peritoneal shunts are commonly used for treating hydrocephalus for all
age groups. There are 3 main methods for shunt placement into the peritoneum: mini …

Background Ventriculo-peritoneal shunting is an effective treatment for hydrocephalus,
bowel perforation by peritoneal catheters is an extremely rare complications associated with …

Conclusion: Suspicion for bowel perforation must be kept high in symptomatic
ventriculoperitoneal shunt patients even though most of the patients present with …

The purpose of the present research is to perform a retrospective analysis of 242 ventricular
shunts implanted in childhood due to infantile hydrocephalus, submitted to a long-term …

Discussion Spontaneous bowel perforation from peritoneal catheters from VP shunts is a
rare (estimated incidence of 0.1% to 0.7% of shunted patients) but dangerous event that can …

Ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunt is one of the most commonly used therapeutic methods for
hydrocephalus. And the incidence across the world of VP shunt complications varies from …