Ventriculoperitoneal shunt complications needing shunt revision in children: A review of 5 years of experience with 48 revisions

• Main Authors: Rajendra K Ghritlaharey (Author), Keshav S Budhwani (Author), Dhirendra K Shrivastava (Author), Jyoti Srivastava (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The aim of this study was to review the management of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt complications in children. Patients and Methods: During the last 5 years (January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2010), 236 VP shunt operations were performed in children under 12 years of age; of these, 40 (1...