Creating of "fascial sheath" around subcutaneous lumboperitoneal shunt catheters largely prevents postoperative subcutaneous shunt catheter migration.

Tatsuya Tanaka, Hirofumi Goto, Nobuaki Momozaki, Eiichiro Honda

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Rare complication of lumboperitoneal shunt with distal catheter migration into the inguinal hernia sac in two adults: A case report.Surgical neurology international · 2023
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Tatsuya TanakaDepartment of Neurosurgery, International University of Health and Welfare, School of Medicine, Narita, Japan.

Hirofumi GotoDepartment of Neurology, Imari Arita Kyoritsu Hospital, Arita, Japan.

Nobuaki MomozakiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Imari Arita Kyoritsu Hospital, Arita, Japan.

Eiichiro HondaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shiroishi Kyoritsu Hospital, Shiroishi, Japan.

Imari Arita Kyoritsu Hospital · JPInternational University of Health and Welfare · JPStony Brook University · US

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Abstract

Background: Spinal catheter migration into the subcutaneous tissue is common after lumboperitoneal shunt (LPS) placement. This study proposed a new method (i.e., wrapping fascia around the catheter like a sheath) to prevent LPS spinal catheter migration. Methods: After a LPS spinal catheter was inserted under routine fluoroscopic guidance, and the paravertebral muscle fascia was closed, the fascia was sutured to wrap the catheter like a sheath using intermittent sutures. Results: Before the introduction of this technique, the rate of LPS spinal catheter subcutaneous migration was 4.6%. In this study, following LPS shunt placement in 18 consecutive patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus, no further spinal catheter migrations were observed. Conclusion: This novel method of "wrapping the LPS catheter with intermittent suture like a sheath" was found to be safe and effective for preventing further spinal catheter subcutaneous migration.

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ComplicationLumboperitoneal shuntNormal pressure hydrocephalusSpinal catheterSubcutaneous migration

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PMID36447847

DOI10.25259/SNI_978_2022

PMCPMC9699832

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