Hydrocephalus is a common disorder of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) physiology resulting in
abnormal expansion of the cerebral ventricles. Infants commonly present with progressive …

Hydrocephalus is a serious condition that affects patients of all ages, resulting from a
multitude of causes. While the etiologies of hydrocephalus are numerous, many of the acute …

Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) placement is one of the most commonly performed
neurosurgical procedures and is necessary to treat most forms of hydrocephalus …

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

Object Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt placement remains the mainstay treatment for
pediatric hydrocephalus. These devices have a relatively high complication and failure rate …

OBJECTIVE: To develop a model to predict the probability of endoscopic third
ventriculostomy (ETV) success in the treatment for hydrocephalus on the basis of a child's …

Object Quality improvement techniques are being implemented in many areas of medicine.
In an effort to reduce the ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection rate, a standardized protocol …

Ventricular shunts are commonly employed to treat children with hydrocephalus.
Complications from shunts are common and can present with a variety of signs and …

Object Reported rates of CSF shunt infection vary widely across studies. The study objective
was to determine the CSF shunt infection rates after initial shunt placement at multiple US …

The outcome of pediatric hydrocephalus, including surgical complications, neurological
sequelae and academic achievement, has been the matter of many studies. However, much …