ReviewPediatric neurosurgery2017
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunting Complications in Children.
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86 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 218 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review of surgical and interventional radiology procedures for pediatric idiopathic intracranial hypertension.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Ventriculoatrial shunting for recurrent ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure in pediatric hydrocephalus: A viable alternative with improved outcomes.Neurosurgical review · 2026Article
- Multimodality imaging of cerebrospinal fluid shunts: system evaluation and complications.Pediatric radiology · 2026Review
- Transanal Extrusion of a Cystoperitoneal Shunt Catheter in a Child: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.Cureus · 2026Article
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts: An Updated Radiologic Review of Devices, Malfunctions, and Complications.Korean journal of radiology · 2026Review
- How do I do it? Laparoscopic extraperitoneal reverse puncture technique for distal catheter placement in ventriculoperitoneal shunting.Acta neurochirurgica · 2026Article
- Long-Term Hydrophilic, Anti-Clotting, and Anti-Fibrotic Dynamic Covalent Silicone-Based Biomaterials.Advanced healthcare materials · 2026Article
- Towards a Deeper Understanding of Cerebrospinal Fluid Transport in the Optic Nerve Subarachnoid Space: A Computational Approach.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026Article
- Ultra-late cerebrospinal fluid shunt malfunction following an extended interval of regular follow-up: a case series.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026Article
- In Vitro Assessment of Ventricular Catheters with a Multilayered Fibrous Web to Prevent Cellular Occlusion.ACS biomaterials science & engineering · 2026Article
- Change in Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter and Cerebral Ventricular Shunt Failure in Children.JAMA network open · 2025Observational
- Survival status and determinant factors of mortality among pediatric patients who underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunting surgery for hydrocephalus in Ethiopia.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- VIEshunt: towards a ventricular intelligent and electromechanical shunt for hydrocephalus therapy.Fluids and barriers of the CNS · 2025Article
- Should Not Children with Ventriculoatrial Shunts Be Taking Aspirin? An Update: 0% Distal Malfunction.Asian journal of neurosurgery · 2025Article
- Evaluation of risk factors for obstruction of the intraventricular catheter after ventriculoperitoneal shunting in dogs with congenital internal hydrocephalus.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Endoscopic third ventriculostomy with or without choroid plexus cauterization for preventing shunt dependence in pediatric hydrocephalus: preliminary results of a prospective clinical case series in a lower-middle-income country (Egypt).Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024Article
- Torticollis as a rare, late complication of VP shunt placement in the pediatric population: a case report.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024Article
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- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection rate and other associated complications of VP shunt insertion in Abuja, Nigeria.World neurosurgery: X · 2024Article
- Ventricular catheter tissue obstruction and shunt malfunction in 9 hydrocephalus etiologies.Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics · 2024Article
26 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Although cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt placement is the most common procedure performed by pediatric neurosurgeons, shunts remain among the most failure-prone life-sustaining medical devices implanted in modern medical practice. This article provides an overview of the mechanisms of CSF shunt failure for the 3 most commonly employed definitive CSF shunts in the practice of pediatric neurosurgery: ventriculoperitoneal, ventriculopleural, and ventriculoatrial. The text has been partitioned into the broad modes of shunt failure: obstruction, infection, mechanical shunt failure, overdrainage, and distal catheter site-specific failures. Clinical management strategies for the various modes of shunt failure are discussed as are research efforts directed towards reducing shunt complication rates. As it is unlikely that CSF shunting will become an obsolete procedure in the foreseeable future, it is incumbent on the pediatric neurosurgery community to maintain focused efforts to improve our understanding of and management strategies for shunt failure and shunt-related morbidity.
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