Open AccessVentriculoperitoneal shunting: Laparoscopically assisted versus conventional open surgical approaches
Author(s) -
Fares Nigim,
Ajith J. Thomas,
Efstathios Papavassiliou,
Benjamin E. Schneider,
Jonathan F. Critchlow,
Clark C. Chen,
Jeffrey J. Siracuse,
Pascal O. Zinn,
Ekkehard M. Kasper
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/1793-5482.136717
Subject(s) - medicine , shunting , surgery , shunt (medical) , hydrocephalus , context (archaeology) , laparoscopy , incidence (geometry) , paleontology , physics , optics , biology
Ventriculoperitoneal shunting (VPS) is a mainstay of hydrocephalus therapy, but carries a significant risk of device malfunctioning. This study aims to compare the outcomes of laparoscopic ventriculoperitoneal shunting versus open ventriculoperitoneal shunting (OVPS) VPS-placement and reviews our findings in the pertinent context of the literature from 1993 to 2012.