Clinical Manifestations of CSF Shunt Complications

摘要: Hydrocephalus and hydrocephalus-related problems occupy a large part of current neurosurgical activity, accounting for approximately 35–50 % pediatric practice. At present, the most frequent treatment hydrocephalus consists cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting, especially with ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts. Other types CSF derivations, such as lumboperitoneal, ventriculopleural, ventriculo-gallbladder, subgaleal etc., continue to be in use, although they are less often utilized. Ventriculoatrial valves have almost totally been abandoned due severity their complications. On contrary, neuroendoscopic procedures, endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV), increasingly being used daily practice avoiding shunt