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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction during pregnancy
M D Cusimano1, F M Meffe, F Gentili
1Division of Neurosurgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Neurosurgery
|December 1, 1990
Abstract:
Many women with cerebrospinal fluid shunts are now reaching reproductive age. Shunt malfunction may occur during pregnancy, and management requires a well-planned, combined neurosurgical and obstetrical approach. We present a case of ventriculoperitoneal shunt obstruction manifesting during the third trimester managed successfully in a conservative fashion. The literature on ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction during pregnancy is reviewed.