Clinical Experience on Lumboperitoneal Shunt.
- Author:
Joong Uhn CHOI
1
;
Sang Keun PARK
;
Young Soo KIM
;
Sang Sup CHUNG
;
Jyu Chang LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Lumboperitoneal shunt;
Communicating hydrocephalus;
Arachnoiditis;
Silastic
- MeSH:
Arachnoiditis;
Cerebrospinal Fluid;
Fistula;
Hematoma, Subdural;
Humans;
Hydrocephalus;
Slit Ventricle Syndrome;
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1986;15(1):107-112
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Authors experienced the lumboperitoneal shunt in 13 patients. There were 8 communicating hydrocephaluses, 2 benign intracranial hypertensions, 2 cerebrospinal fluid fistulas and 1 postcraniectomy bulging. Lumboperitoneal shunt was thought to be a very simple extracranial procedure which reduce the complications from ventriculoperitoneal shunt such as subdural fluid collection, subdural hematoma, slit ventricle syndrome and conversion from communicating hydrocephalus to non-communicating hydrocephalus. The efficacy of this procedure was documented and literatures were reviewed.
