Laparoscopic retrieval of a dislocated ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter

Neurological Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 629-633

  Hirano, Yoshitaka ^a   Sasajima, Hiroyasu ^a   Mineura, Katsuyoshi ^a   Itoh, Yasunobu ^a   Ohta, Toru ^a   Hanyu, Noriaki ^a   Kowada, Masayoshi ^a   Tanaka, Jun Ichi ^a   Koyama, Kenji ^a  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dislocated catheters; Hydrocephalus; Laparoscopic retrieval; Shunt dysfunction; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CHILD; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PERITONEAL CAVITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0030819990     PISSN: 03012603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Aldrich EF, Harmann P: Disconnection as a cause of ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction in multicomponent shunt systems. Pediatr Neurosurg 16: 309-312, 1991
2. Armbruster C, Blauensteiner J, Ammerer HP, Kriwanek S: Laparoscopically assisted implantation of ventriculoperitoneal shunts. J Laparoendosc Surg 3: 191-192, 1993
3. Basauri L, Selman JM, Lizana C: Peritoneal catheter insertion using laparoscopic guidance. Pediatr Neurosurg 19: 109-110, 1993
4. Ceylan S, Kuzeyli K, Kalelioglu M, Akturk F: Two unusual complications of ventriculoperitoneal shunts: report of two cases. Neurosurg Rev 16: 233-235, 1993
5. Guzinski GM, Meyer WJ, Loeser JD: Laparoscopic retrieval of disconnected ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheters: report of four cases. J Neurosurg 56: 587-589, 1982
6. Lemay JL, Dupas JL, Capron JP, Robine D: Laparoscopic removal of the distal catheter of ventriculoperitoneal shunt (Ames valve). Gastrointest Endosc 25: 162-163, 1979
7. Morgan WW Jr: The use of peritoneoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of complications of ventriculoperitoneal shunts in children. J Pediatr Surg 14: 180-181, 1979
8. Murtagh FR, Quencer RM, Poole CA: Extracranial complications of cerebrospinal fluid shunt function in childhood hydrocephalus. AJR 135: 763-766, 1980
9. Rodgers BM, Vries JK, Talbert JL: Laparoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of malfunctioning ventriculo-peritoneal shunts in children. J Pediatr Surg 13: 247-253, 1978
10. Schievink WI, Wharen RE Jr, Reimer R, Pettit PDM, Seiler JC, Shine TSJ: Laparoscopic placement of ventriculoperitoneal shunts: preliminary report. Mayo Clin Proc 68: 1064-1066, 1993
11. Schrenk P, Woisetschlager R, Wayand WU, Polanski P: Laparoscopic removal of dislocated ventriculoperitoneal shunts: report of two cases. Surg Endosc 8: 1113-1114, 1994