Tekkök IH, Higgins MJ, Ventureyra EC. Distal end revision of ventriculoperitoneal shunts sparing minilaparotomy. Technical note.
J Neurosurg 1996;
85:1187-8. [PMID:
8929519 DOI:
10.3171/jns.1996.85.6.1187]
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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.
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