Ventriculoperitonial shunt and its complications in children

[摘要] Abstract Objectives: To find out the frequency of obstructions and infections in ventriculoperitonial shunts in children. Material and Methods: A descriptive study was conducted in the department of Neurosurgery, Hayat Abad Medical Complex Peshawar from December 2005 up to June 2007 with six months follow up. Total 60 patients, VP (Ventriculoperitonial) shunted for hydrocephaluses were studied. We designed a proforma to collect information about the preliminaries of patients, clinical features, .

[学科分类] 外科医学