Although cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt placement is the most common procedure
performed by pediatric neurosurgeons, shunts remain among the most failure-prone life …

Purpose Pediatric hydrocephalus is a common and challenging condition. To date, the
ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is still the main lifesaving treatment option. Nonetheless, it …

OBJECTIVE The authors conducted a survey to evaluate differences in the understanding
and management of shunt-dependent hydrocephalus among members of the American …

Background Implantation of ventricular catheters (VCs) to drain cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is
a standard approach to treat hydrocephalus. VCs fail frequently due to tissue obstructing the …

OBJECTIVE Shunt obstruction by cells and/or tissue is the most common cause of shunt
failure. Ventricular catheter obstruction alone accounts for more than 50% of shunt failures in …

The majority of patients with hydrocephalus are dependent on ventriculoperitoneal shunts
for diversion of excess cerebrospinal fluid. Unfortunately, these shunts are failure‐prone and …

Available evidence suggests that the magnitude of the foreign body response (FBR) to
implants placed in cortical brain tissue is affected by the extent of vasculature damage …

Background Pediatric hydrocephalus is a devastating and costly disease. The mainstay of
treatment is still surgical shunting of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). These shunts fail at a high …

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore how clinical factors, including the number
of lifetime revision surgeries and the duration of implantation, affect the degree of obstruction …

The treatment of hydrocephalus often involves the placement of a shunt catheter into the
cerebrospinal ventricular space, though such ventricular catheters often fail by tissue …