Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
"Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Tubes inserted to create communication between a cerebral ventricle and the internal jugular vein. Their emplacement permits draining of cerebrospinal fluid for relief of hydrocephalus or other condition leading to fluid accumulation in the ventricles.
| Descriptor ID |
D002557
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.035.188 E04.525.170
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| Concept/Terms |
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
- Shunts, Cerebrospinal Fluid
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt
- Shunt, Cerebrospinal Fluid
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts" by people in Profiles.
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Comparison of outcomes in the management of abdominal pseudocyst in children with shunted hydrocephalus: a Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2023 09 01; 32(3):312-323.
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Delayed Symptomatic Lumboperitoneal Shunt Malfunction 18 Years After Stability. J Neuroophthalmol. 2023 Dec 01; 43(4):e169-e170.
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The Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network quality improvement initiative: the role of antibiotic-impregnated catheters and vancomycin wound irrigation. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2022 Jun 01; 29(6):711-718.
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Longitudinal CSF Iron Pathway Proteins in Posthemorrhagic Hydrocephalus: Associations with Ventricle Size and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes. Ann Neurol. 2021 08; 90(2):217-226.
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Unexpected Decrease in Shunt Surgeries Performed during the Shelter-in-Place Period of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2021 04 15; 20(5):469-476.
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Utility of ventriculogallbladder shunts in complex cases of hydrocephalus related to extreme prematurity. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2021 Feb 26; 27(5):511-517.
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Temporal trends in surgical procedures for pediatric hydrocephalus: an analysis of the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network Core Data Project. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2020 Dec 18; 27(3):269-276.
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Characterization of a multicenter pediatric-hydrocephalus shunt biobank. Fluids Barriers CNS. 2020 Jul 18; 17(1):45.
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Patient and Treatment Characteristics by Infecting Organism in Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infection. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2019 Jul 01; 8(3):235-243.
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Central Nervous System Infections Caused by Mycobacterium abscessus: Ventricular Shunt Infection in Two Pediatric Patients and Literature Review. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2019 05; 38(5):e99-e104.