Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
"Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Surgical creation of a communication between a cerebral ventricle and the peritoneum by means of a plastic tube to permit drainage of cerebrospinal fluid for relief of hydrocephalus. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D017287
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.035.188.850 E04.525.170.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt- Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
- Shunt, Ventriculoperitoneal
- Shunts, Ventriculoperitoneal
- Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts
- Ventriculo-peritoneal Shunt
- Shunt, Ventriculo-peritoneal
- Shunts, Ventriculo-peritoneal
- Ventriculo peritoneal Shunt
- Ventriculo-peritoneal Shunts
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt" by people in Profiles.
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Association of External Ventricular Drain Wean Strategy with Shunt Placement and Length of Stay in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Prospective Multicenter Study. Neurocrit Care. 2022 04; 36(2):536-545.
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Laparoscopic-Assisted Versus Mini-Open Laparotomy for Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement in the Medicare Population. Neurosurgery. 2021 03 15; 88(4):812-818.
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An Onyx tunnel: reconstructive transvenous balloon-assisted Onyx embolization for dural arteriovenous fistula of the transverse-sigmoid sinus. J Neurosurg. 2018 10; 129(4):922-927.
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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Failure Presenting as?Isolated?Unilateral Abducens Nerve Palsy. J Emerg Med. 2016 Jan; 50(1):e31-2.
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Optimized surgical treatment for normal pressure hydrocephalus: comparison between gravitational and differential pressure valves. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2015 Apr; 157(4):703-9.
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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt with a rare twist: small-bowel ischemia and necrosis secondary to knotting of peritoneal catheter. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2014 Sep; 14(3):234-7.
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Spontaneous CSF leaks: factors predictive of additional interventions. Laryngoscope. 2010 Nov; 120(11):2141-6.
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Risk of ventriculostomy-related hemorrhage in patients with acutely ruptured aneurysms treated using stent-assisted coiling. J Neurosurg. 2011 Apr; 114(4):1021-7.
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Cochlear implantation in the presence of a programmable ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Otol Neurotol. 2009 Sep; 30(6):704-7.
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Peritoneal implantation of meningeal melanosis via ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a case report and review of the literature. Diagn Cytopathol. 1995 Oct; 13(3):257-9.