TECHNICAL NOTE
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
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.
How to cite this article:
Vitali AM, le Roux AA. Modification of shunt introducer.J Pediatr Neurosci 2007;2:67-68
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Vitali AM, le Roux AA. Modification of shunt introducer. J Pediatr Neurosci [serial online] 2007 [cited 2023 Jan 31 ];2:67-68
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