Percutaneous Tunnel Ventriculostomy for the Hydrocephalus Complicated with Ventriculitis: Case Report.
- Author:
Sung Nam HWANG
1
;
Jae Young CHO
;
Seung Won PARK
;
Young Baeg KIM
;
Duck Young CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hydrocephalus;
Ventriculitis;
External ventricular drainage;
Vancomycin
- MeSH:
Aneurysm;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Catheters;
Drainage;
Hydrocephalus*;
Superinfection;
Thoracic Wall;
Vancomycin;
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt;
Ventriculostomy*;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2001;30(7):939-942
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Thirty nine-year-old man who required urgent shunt operation due to rapidly deteriorating visual acuity suffered from ventriculitis after aneurysmal operation. Daily dose of 20mg of vancomycin and amikyn were given intraventricularly via external ventricular catheter after failure of various kinds of systemic antibiotics. The exit of the catheter was made on the upper chest wall to prevent superinfection. External ventricular drainage could finally be switched to ventriculo-peritoneal shunt and he was discharged with clinical improvement.
