Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
"Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Surgical creation of a communication between a cerebral ventricle and the peritoneum by means of a plastic tube to permit drainage of cerebrospinal fluid for relief of hydrocephalus. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D017287
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.035.188.850 E04.525.170.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt- Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
- Shunt, Ventriculoperitoneal
- Shunts, Ventriculoperitoneal
- Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts
- Ventriculo-peritoneal Shunt
- Shunt, Ventriculo-peritoneal
- Shunts, Ventriculo-peritoneal
- Ventriculo peritoneal Shunt
- Ventriculo-peritoneal Shunts
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt" by people in Profiles.
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Miller MM, Dakay K, Henninger N, Mayasi Y, Mahta A, Yakhkind A, Hannoun A, Thompson BB, Wendell LC, Carandang R. Association of Dexamethasone with Shunt Requirement, Early Disability, and Medical Complications in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care. 2021 06; 34(3):760-768.
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Say I, Dodson V, Tomycz L, Mazzola C. Endoscopic Fourth Ventriculostomy: Suboccipital Transaqueductal Approach for Fenestration of Isolated Fourth Ventricle: Case Report and Technical Note. World Neurosurg. 2019 Sep; 129:440-444.
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Fadel H, Moon SJ, Klinger NV, Chamiraju P, Eltahawy HA, Moisi MD, Guthikonda M. Candida parapsilosis Infection of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt in Adult: Case Report and Literature Review. World Neurosurg. 2018 Nov; 119:290-293.
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Gheza F, Huerter ME, Giulianotti PC. Robot-assisted incisional hernia repair in a super obese patient after placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt - a video vignette. Colorectal Dis. 2017 11; 19(11):1037.
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Hickman TT, Shuman ME, Johnson TA, Yang F, Rice RR, Rice IM, Chung EH, Wiemann R, Tinl M, Iracheta C, Chen G, Flynn P, Mondello MB, Thompson J, Meadows ME, Carroll RS, Yang HW, Xing H, Pilgrim D, Chiocca EA, Dunn IF, Golby AJ, Johnson MD. Association between shunt-responsive idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus and alcohol. J Neurosurg. 2017 Aug; 127(2):240-248.
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Yang F, Hickman TT, Tinl M, Iracheta C, Chen G, Flynn P, Shuman ME, Johnson TA, Rice RR, Rice IM, Wiemann R, Johnson MD. Quantitative evaluation of changes in gait after extended cerebrospinal fluid drainage for normal pressure hydrocephalus. J Clin Neurosci. 2016 Jun; 28:31-7.
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Lin N, Dunn IF, Glantz M, Allison DL, Jensen R, Johnson MD, Friedlander RM, Kesari S. Benefit of ventriculoperitoneal cerebrospinal fluid shunting and intrathecal chemotherapy in neoplastic meningitis: a retrospective, case-controlled study. J Neurosurg. 2011 Oct; 115(4):730-6.
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Weaver JP, Phillips C, Horowitz SL, Benjamin S. Middle fossa cyst presenting as a delayed complication of temporal lobectomy: case report. Neurosurgery. 1996 May; 38(5):1047-50; disussion 1050-1.