TY - JOUR
T1 - Intermittent entrapment of choroid plexus in ventricular catheter
AU - Mao, Guanxiong
AU - Agarwal, Nitin
AU - Zuccoli, Giulio
AU - Tyler-Kabara, Elizabeth C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/9/1
Y1 - 2017/9/1
N2 - Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt placement remains the primary treatment option for most cases of pediatric hydrocephalus. However, these devices have a relatively high complication with malfunction commonly attributed to proximal catheter occlusion. Factors augmenting shunt malfunction include infection, valve failure, proximal or distal catheter obstruction, distal catheter migration, shunt disconnection. In this case report, we describe the perioperative course of a neonate with communicating hydrocephalus who required a VP shunt, with real time sonographic documentation of the transient occlusion of the ventricular catheter tip by choroid plexus immediately after surgery.
AB - Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt placement remains the primary treatment option for most cases of pediatric hydrocephalus. However, these devices have a relatively high complication with malfunction commonly attributed to proximal catheter occlusion. Factors augmenting shunt malfunction include infection, valve failure, proximal or distal catheter obstruction, distal catheter migration, shunt disconnection. In this case report, we describe the perioperative course of a neonate with communicating hydrocephalus who required a VP shunt, with real time sonographic documentation of the transient occlusion of the ventricular catheter tip by choroid plexus immediately after surgery.
KW - Choroid plexus
KW - Hydrocephalus
KW - Proximal occlusion
KW - Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
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U2 - 10.1016/j.inat.2016.07.006
DO - 10.1016/j.inat.2016.07.006
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85013792609
SN - 2214-7519
VL - 9
SP - 17
EP - 19
JO - Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management
JF - Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management
ER -