The ventriculocholecystic shunt: two case reports and a review of the literature

A. K. Demetriades; I. Z. Haq; J. Jarosz; David McCormick; Sanj Bassi

doi:10.3109/02688697.2013.771135

The ventriculocholecystic shunt: two case reports and a review of the literature

A. K. Demetriades^*, I. Z. Haq, J. Jarosz, David McCormick, Sanj Bassi

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KCH King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Abstract

We describe the re-siting of ventriculoperitoneal shunts to the gallbladder in two children. The first child had a rare case of hydrocephalus associated with plasminogen deficiency. She had had multiple VP shunt revisions due to non-absorption of CSF from the peritoneum. The second had craniopharyngioma-related hydrocephalus with once again a non-absorbing peritoneum. We report no surgical complications in the revisions for both the cases, and there has been a subsequent follow-up of 46 and 28 months, respectively, without incident. A review of the relevant literature describing the use and the performance of ventriculocholecystic shunts in comparison with other ventricular shunts is considered.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	505-508
Number of pages	4
Journal	British Journal of Neurosurgery
Volume	27
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/02688697.2013.771135
Publication status	Published - Aug 2013

Keywords

hydrocephalus
plasminogen deficiency
ventriculocholecystic shunt
ventriculobiliary shunt
ventriculogallbladder shunt
ventriculoperitoneal shunt
VENTRICULO-GALLBLADDER SHUNT
CHOLECYSTIC SHUNT
HYDROCEPHALUS
CHILDREN
PERITONEAL

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The ventriculocholecystic shunt: two case reports and a review of the literature

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