Complications after ventriculo-peritoneal shunt in the patients with hydrocephalus and the corresponding measures of prevention and treatment
ZHANG Yun-he
LV Shu-juan
Abstract：Objective To explore the reasons of common complications after ventriculo-peritoneal shunt in the patients with hydrocephalus and the corresponding measures of prevention and treatment .Methods A retrospec-tive analysis was performed on the clinical data of 19 patients with hydrocephalus who had postoperative complications of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt from April 2008 to January 2013.Results In the 19 patients, obstruction of shunt tube appeared in 7 cases, infection in 4 cases, subdural hematoma or dydrops in 4 cases, ectopia of shunt tube in 2 cases and prolapse shunt tube from anus in 1 case.After treatment, patients′clinical manifestation relieved in different de-gree.Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt was performed again in 13 patients.The reviews of head CT or MRI on 16 patients with progressive hydrocephalus showed marked improvement of hydrocephalus .In 19 cases, 18 cases were cured, 1 case died of serious intracranial infection .The effective rate was 94.7%.Conclusion Strictly mastering indications and aseptic technique of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt for hydrocephalus , improving the operation skills , selecting shunt system individually and adopting adjustable valve shunts to young patients , can reduce the occurrence of postoperative complications .
Keywords：HydrocephalusVentriculo-peritoneal shuntComplicationsPrevention and treatment
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 233-235 )