During the period 1993-1998, 668 cases of hydrocephalus, included 351 male and 137 female patients with age ranged from 5 days to 72 years, were operated using method of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt at the Department of Neurosurgery of St.Paul Hospital, Hµ Néi. The author reported use of a modified surgical technique, analysed post-operative complications and methods for managing these complications
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt ; diagonosis ; complications