a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number QW700

b Item number .V46 2012

a Personal name Yaman, Mehmet.

h Medium Electronic Document

a Title Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection after an insect sting

c Statement of responsibility, etc Mehmet Yaman, Kaya Suer, Asli Kaptanoglu, Ferhat Harman, Erkan Kaptanoglu.

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2012.

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc SpringerLink,

a Summary, etc Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt transfers cerebrospinal fluid from the lateral ventricles of the brain to the peritoneum via subcutaneous tubing. VP shunt implantation is the most widely used treatment for the management of hydrocephalus [2]. Although VP shunting reduces the mortality and morbidity of hydrocephalus, there are potential shunt complications such as infection, obstruction, mechanical disconnection, and breakage. These complications may cause shunt failure and reoperations [22]. The long-term studies show that 45% to 59% of all patients require surgical revisions [5]. VP shunt infections are serious complications. Infections of the catheter may spread into the abdomen by ascending direction or into the brain ventricles by descending direction and may threaten life. The incidence of shunt infection ranges from 1% to 29% [3, 20]. Therapeutic modalities for the treatment of shunt infections vary from only antibiotic treatment to IV antibiotics with removal of the infected shunt.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Near East University Article

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Makale

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element shunt infection

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element insect sting

g Relationship information 2012, 28:955–957

t Title Children Nervous Systems

u Uniform Resource Identifier http://library.neu.edu.tr:2048/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00381-012-1700-5