Background: Ventriculoperitoneal shunts (VPSs) are frequently employed in neurosurgery to
treat hydrocephalus, with a particular focus on pediatric patients. Although VPSs are …

OBJECTIVE The introduction of ventriculoperitoneal shunts changed the way hydrocephalus
was treated. Whereas much is known about the causes of shunt failure in the first few years …

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 …

OBJECT The purposes of this study were to evaluate the frequency with which children
presented with ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt perforations of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract …

Aim of this paper is to report a case of extrusion of Ventriculo peritoneal shunt tube through
anus in a one year female child (k/c/o dandy walker malformation) treated with placement of …

The insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is considered the standard of care for
several forms of hydrocephalus. Abdominal complications are most common with this …

Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to analyse the demographics of the
children who presented with ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) complications. The secondary …

Ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery is the most frequently performed procedure in the
management of hydrocephalus. Many varied complications related to this procedure have …

Purpose Distal shunt tube migration following ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt placement in
children is mostly managed by an initial shunt diversion/removal and subsequent …

The authors report a case of a 2-year-old boy with postinfectious hydrocephalus, managed
with a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt and complicated by shunt extrusion through the …