Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is one of the options for the treatment of hydrocephalus. The aim of this study is to describe the efficacy and safety of a 90cm--long peritoneal catheter in newborns and infants treated for hydrocephalus. We analyzed the incidence of distal--related complications and the need of successive surgeries for malfunction or for lengthening of the peritoneal catheter.
The efficacy of 90cm-long peritoneal shunt catheters in newborns and infants / RAFFA, giovanni; LA TORRE, Domenico; CONTI, Alfredo; CARDALI, Salvatore Massimiliano; ANGILERI, Filippo; GERMANO', Antonino Francesco. - In: JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGICAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 0390-5616. - STAMPA. - 61:1(2017), pp. 33-38. [10.23736/S0390-5616.16.03060-5]
The efficacy of 90cm-long peritoneal shunt catheters in newborns and infants
CONTI, Alfredo;
2017
Abstract
Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is one of the options for the treatment of hydrocephalus. The aim of this study is to describe the efficacy and safety of a 90cm--long peritoneal catheter in newborns and infants treated for hydrocephalus. We analyzed the incidence of distal--related complications and the need of successive surgeries for malfunction or for lengthening of the peritoneal catheter.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
