Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
"Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Surgical creation of a communication between a cerebral ventricle and the peritoneum by means of a plastic tube to permit drainage of cerebrospinal fluid for relief of hydrocephalus. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D017287
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.035.188.850 E04.525.170.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt- Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
- Shunt, Ventriculoperitoneal
- Shunts, Ventriculoperitoneal
- Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts
- Ventriculo-peritoneal Shunt
- Shunt, Ventriculo-peritoneal
- Shunts, Ventriculo-peritoneal
- Ventriculo peritoneal Shunt
- Ventriculo-peritoneal Shunts
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt" by people in Profiles.
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Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Shunt Survival in Premature Infants with Posthemorrhagic Hydrocephalus: A Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network Study. J Pediatr. 2026 Apr; 291:114985.
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Ventricular catheter tissue obstruction and shunt malfunction in 9 hydrocephalus etiologies. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2024 07 01; 34(1):84-93.
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A multicenter retrospective study of heterogeneous tissue aggregates obstructing ventricular catheters explanted from patients with hydrocephalus. Fluids Barriers CNS. 2021 Jul 21; 18(1):33.
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Neurosurgical procedures for children with myelomeningocele after fetal or postnatal surgery: a comparative effectiveness study. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2021 11; 63(11):1294-1301.
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Outcomes Following Post-Hemorrhagic Ventricular Dilatation among Infants of Extremely Low Gestational Age. J Pediatr. 2020 11; 226:36-44.e3.
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Predicting Cognitive Improvement in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Patients Using Preoperative Neuropsychological Testing and Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers. Neurosurgery. 2019 10 01; 85(4):E662-E669.
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De Novo Formation of Direct Arteriovenous Fistula Involving Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm in Remote Site from Prior Ruptured Arteriovenous Malformation in Pediatric Patient: Case Report and Review of Literature. World Neurosurg. 2019 Jun; 126:252-256.
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Prenatal brain imaging for predicting need for postnatal hydrocephalus treatment in fetuses that had neural tube defect repair in utero. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Mar; 53(3):324-334.
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Neurodevelopmental outcome of children with spina bifida aperta repaired prenatally vs postnatally: systematic review and meta-analysis. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2019 03; 53(3):293-301.
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Case 6: Ascites in a 20-year-old Man with Dandy-Walker Syndrome, Hydrocephalus, and Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt. Pediatr Rev. 2017 Oct; 38(10):494-495.