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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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt" by people in Profiles.
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Non-Invasive Thermal Evaluation of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Flow in Shunt Malfunction: A Prospective, Multi-Site, Operator-Blinded Study. Neurosurgery. 2020 10 15; 87(5):939-948.
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Transcardiac migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt requiring open cardiac surgery: case report and review of the literature. Childs Nerv Syst. 2017 Apr; 33(4):703-707.
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Outcomes of endoscopic third ventriculostomy in adults. J Clin Neurosci. 2016 Sep; 31:166-71.
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Pediatric endoscopic third ventriculostomy: a population-based study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2014 Nov; 14(5):455-64.
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Estimation of effective dose and lifetime attributable risk from multiple head CT scans in ventriculoperitoneal shunted children. Eur J Radiol. 2014 Oct; 83(10):1920-4.
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Impedance Changes Indicate Proximal Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Obstruction In Vitro. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2015 Dec; 62(12):2787-93.
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Meconium staining of the brainstem with open myelomeningocele. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2013 Feb; 11(2):150-3.
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Occurrence and impact of intracranial pressure elevation during treatment of severe intraventricular hemorrhage. Crit Care Med. 2012 May; 40(5):1601-8.
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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections after bladder surgery: is mechanical bowel preparation necessary? J Urol. 2011 Oct; 186(4 Suppl):1571-5.
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Management of the ventriculo-peritoneal shunt in pediatric patients during robot-assisted laparoscopic urologic procedures. J Endourol. 2011 Feb; 25(2):225-9.