Post-Shunt Complications in Hydrocephalus:Analysis of 64 Operated Patients.
- Author:
Kyoung Suck CHO
1
;
Yong Kil HONG
;
Chun Kun PARK
;
Min Woo BAIK
;
Moon Chan KIM
;
Joon Ki KANG
;
Jin Un SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Catholic University Medical College Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Hydrocephalus;
Shunt operation;
Complication
- MeSH:
Humans;
Hydrocephalus;
Precipitating Factors
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1988;17(6):1323-1330
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The operative treatment of hydrocephalus has been quite challenging to neurosurgeon, because so many kinds of complications were stirred by the procedure even though the operative technique has been steadily improved. All the more they were hardly managed with ease. In the paper, the authors trix to analyze post-shunt complications of 64 patients seen frm 1980 to 1987, to find out any precipitating factors of the complications and to suggest the way to overcome the factors. The rate of post-shunt complication was 31.5%, and the most common complications were shunt malfunction(14.1%), subdural fluid accumulation(10.9%) and infection(9.4%).
