Ventricular shunt infection strategic issues on the hardest complication of hydrocephalus treatment.

• Main Authors: Isabella Nunes Matos (Author), Livia Barros Taumaturgo (Author), Maria Eduarda Quidute Arrais Rocha (Author), Maria Victoria Pessoa Freire (Author), Sarah Ferrer Augusto Gonçalves (Author), Carlos Eduardo Barros Jucá (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Brazilian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ventricular shunt (VS) is still the main therapy for hydrocephalus in children. Although many lives can be saved with this procedure, shunts are notoriously prone to complications. Among these, infection is the most difficult to deal with. This paper evaluates most aspects of shunt infection, such a...