A Prospective Study and Analysis of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery: Their Indication and Complication in a Single Tertiary Care Center

A Prospective Study and Analysis of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery: Their Indication and Complication in a Single Tertiary Care Center

Background Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt insertion is routinely performed for the treatment of hydrocephalus due to different indications like congenital, infective, tumor, posttraumatic, and normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). A lot of common and rare complications following this procedure have...

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Main Authors: Barnava Pal, Sambuddha Dhar, Anurag Sahu, Sumita Kumari, Kulwant Singh, Kamalpreet Kaur Bhaikhel, Shrish Nalin, Ashvamedh Singh, Rahul Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2021-05-01
Series:Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
Subjects:
ventriculoperitoneal shunt
hydrocephalus
shunt complications
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1726814

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