Salih Gulsen
Tarkan Calisaneller
Cem Yilmaz
Nur Altinors

ABSTRACT

There are several techniques for treatments of hydrocephalus and pseudotumor cerebri. Venticuloperitoneal and lumboperitoneal shunting procedure are one of the treatment alternatives for these diseases. Peritoneal catheter placement is one of the steps during ventriculoperitoneal and lumboperitoneal shunting. We develop a new technique for the placement of the distal catheter. Fourteen patients have undergone this procedure in our clinic. Age range was Between 5 days and 56 years old. Four of them were lumboperitoneal shunting 10 of them were ventriculoperitoneal shunting. 9 patients were followed up 6 months and 5 patients were followed up Between 1 month and 4 months, and, none of them has experienced any catheter obstruction or infection. postoperatively.

Keywords:

Hydrocephalus, Peritoneal catheter, shunt.

VOLUME

2

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ISSUE

6
March 2008

Correspondence

Salih Gulsen

Email

salihgulsen@yahoo.com

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