Laparoscopic management of complicated ventriculoperitoneal shunts
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Neuronavigation and Laparoscopy Guided Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Insertion for the Treatment of Hydrocephalus
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1Sir Hurkisondas Nurrottumdas Hospital & Research Centre, Padmashri Gordhanbapa Chowk, Raja Rammohan Roy Road, Mumbai 400-004, India.
Neurology India
|October 23, 2003
Abstract:
Intra-abdominal migration of the catheter and formation of a cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst are both rare complications of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Traditionally, each condition is treated by a formal laparotomy. Laparoscopic management of the complications in two patients is described.