ArticleChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2019
The ventriculo-cholecystic shunt: does CSF volume matter?
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- Ventriculo gallbladder shunt as an alternative cerebrospinal fluid diversionary procedure.Surgical neurology international · 2026Article
- Ventriculo-gallbladder shunt: case series and literature review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024Review
- Thrombosis associated with ventriculoatrial shunts.Neurosurgical review · 2022Review
- Evaluation of the ventriculocholecystic shunt-an overview of present practice in adult and pediatric hydrocephalus.Neurosurgical review · 2021Review
- Ventriculosternal Shunt for the Treatment of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Case Report.Frontiers in surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionThe management of hydrocephalus in paediatric patients where the peritoneum has failed can be challenging. One option is to perform a ventriculo-cholecystic shunt. However, little is known about the capacity of the gall bladder to accommodate cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
methodsA retrospective case series was performed to include all paediatric patients who received a ventriculo-cholecystic shunt at a single centre, Sheffield Children's Hospital.
resultsWe identified three patients who had a ventriculo-cholecystic shunt inserted. The shunt survived past 1 year in two patients, who had pre-operative external ventricular drain (EVD) outputs of 8 and 10 ml/h respectively. One patient shunt failed at day four post-op due to distal dysfunction, his pre-operative EVD was over 30 ml/h.
conclusionsWhen considering a patient for a ventriculo-cholecystic shunt, caution should be taken if a high CSF output is known, for example, as per an EVD measurement.
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