ReviewNeurosurgical review2020
From the heart to the bladder-particularities of ventricular shunt topography and the current status of cerebrospinal fluid diversion sites.
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- Ventriculoatrial shunt remains a safe surgical alternative for hydrocephalus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Pooled it
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- Ventriculo-Pyelo-"Allium" shunt as last resort procedure for complex pediatric hydrocephalus - first case described.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026Article
- Ventriculovesical shunting in pediatric hydrocephalus with neurogenic bladder: a salvage case series and biomechanical considerations.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026Article
- Ventriculoatrial shunt via sternotomy: an alternative for patients with jugular and venous confluence thrombosis.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025Article
- Ventriculosagittal sinus shunt for treating hydrocephalus with elevated cerebrospinal fluid protein.Fluids and barriers of the CNS · 2025Article
- Analysis of non-ventriculoperitoneal shunts at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024Article
- Ventriculorenal shunts in the treatment of pediatric and adult hydrocephalus-historical perspective and analysis of current practice.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2023Review
- Direct ventriculoatrial shunt in a pediatric patient: case report and technical note.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2023Article
- Percutaneously inserted ventriculo-ureteral shunt as a salvage treatment in paediatric hydrocephalus: a technical note.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2023Article
- Minimally Invasive Ventriculo-Cholecystic Shunt Placement Utilizing Combined Ultrasound and Fluoroscopic Guidance.Cureus · 2022Article
- Evaluation of the ventriculocholecystic shunt-an overview of present practice in adult and pediatric hydrocephalus.Neurosurgical review · 2021Review
- Ventriculoureteral shunt: Narrative review of contemporary cases and its historical role in the development of renal transplantation.Journal of neurosciences in rural practiceReview
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Abstract
Hydrocephalus represents the pathological elevation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels as a consequence of various embryological or acquired defects. Although the classic method of treatment is by means of diverting the CSF from the ventricular system towards the peritoneum, there are other sites of diversion that have proven their efficiency through time, in the context of complications related to the more common option of intraperitoneal insertion. The aim of the review is to assess and organize a database of all the types of shunt locations from the oldest shunt attempts until present, using Pubmed and Medline and to underline the particularities related to technique, indications, complications and associated epidemiological background. Current literature reveals up to 36 sites of diversion of CSF with a diverse topography varying from cephalic regions such as venous sinuses or mastoid bone, thoracic elements such as the heart or the pleura and abdominopelvic segments such as the peritoneum or the urinary bladder. Several atypical locations were studied such as the fallopian and intestinal shunts. Although ventriculoperitoneal and ventriculoatrial shunts are the most commonly used shunts today, there are some systems such as the ventriculosinusal and ventriculolymphatic shunts that prove to be equally as efficient. The successful treatment of hydrocephalus requires a complete comprehension of the indications and therapeutic options and a reliable evaluation of the risks and possible complications. The profile of cerebral ventricular shunts is highly dynamic and the spectrum of cerebrospinal fluid diversion offers multiple solutions in the benefit of the patient.
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