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Distal end revision of ventriculoperitoneal shunts sparing minilaparotomy. Technical note
I H Tekkök1, M J Higgins, E C Ventureyra
1Division of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada.
Journal of Neurosurgery
|December 1, 1996
Abstract:
Distal end malfunction of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt occurs secondary to outgrown, disconnected, fractured, or occluded peritoneal catheters. Replacement of such catheters normally requires a minilaparotomy. The authors describe a simple technique for peritoneal catheter replacement without minilaparotomy.