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| Year : 2007 | Volume
: 2
| Issue : 2 | Page : 67-68 |
Modification of shunt introducer
Aleksander M Vitali, Andries A le Roux
Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Mayville, Durban, 4058, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Correspondence Address:
Aleksander M Vitali
Department of Neurosurgery, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 800 Bellair Avenue, P. Bag X03, Mayville, Durban, 4058, KwaZulu-Natal
South Africa
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DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.36765
The insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt is one of the most common pediatric neurosurgical procedures. A majority of these operations are efficient by junior doctors. Any modification to the technique that makes the procedure easier may decrease the number of complications. The authors describe a quick modification to the ventriculoperitoneal shunt introducer. This enables the easy and fast tunneling for catheter insertion, even in the patient with a massive head due to neglected hydrocephalus, thereby decreasing the operative time and possibly the risk of infection.
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