Pediatric ventriculoperitoneal shunts and their complications: An analysis

• Main Authors: Nitin Agarwal (Author), Ram Mohan Shukla (Author), Deepika Agarwal (Author), Kaustubh Gupta (Author), Rohtash Luthra (Author), Jalaj Gupta (Author), Sunny Jain (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is the most commonly utilized shunting procedure because of the capacity of the peritoneum to resorb fluid. Initial and subsequent peritoneal catheter placements can be done with relative ease. They are associated with a variety of complications. Materia...