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[Ventriculo-peritoneal cerebrospinal fluid drainage in the treatment of hydrocephalus]. 1987

M Zingg, and M Rohner, and R Seiler

Neurochirurgische Universitätsklinik, Bern.

From January 1980 to December 1984 67 patients with hydrocephalus were treated with v-p shunts at the University Hospital, Berne. 61.2% had obstructive hydrocephalus and 38.3% communicating hydrocephalus. They were followed up for 2 to 6 years. Apart from clinical examination, computerized tomography was the single most important procedure for diagnostic purposes as well as for follow-up. This was not true in the case of communicating hydrocephali treated with an antisiphon device. 8 patients had serious early complications, with two fatal cases. There were not late complications. 90% of the clinical symptoms were improved or cured. V-p shunt is a technically simple and clinically effective operation, but in view of a complication rate of 12% the indication requires critical assessment.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D010529	Peritoneal Cavity	The space enclosed by the peritoneum. It is divided into two portions, the greater sac and the lesser sac or omental bursa, which lies behind the STOMACH. The two sacs are connected by the foramen of Winslow, or epiploic foramen.	Greater Sac,Lesser Sac,Omental Bursa,Bursa, Omental,Cavity, Peritoneal,Sac, Greater,Sac, Lesser
D011183	Postoperative Complications	Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.	Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D002557	Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts	Tubes inserted to create communication between a cerebral ventricle and the internal jugular vein. Their emplacement permits draining of cerebrospinal fluid for relief of hydrocephalus or other condition leading to fluid accumulation in the ventricles.	Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt,Shunt, Cerebrospinal Fluid,Shunts, Cerebrospinal Fluid
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man