Open AccessComparison between ventriculosubgaleal shunt and extraventricular drainage to treat acute hydrocephalus in adults
Author(s) -
Low Siaw Nee,
Rahmat Harun,
Pulivendhan Sellamuthu,
Zamzuri Idris
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_122_16
Subject(s) - medicine , hydrocephalus , surgery , shunt (medical) , etiology , intraventricular hemorrhage , exact test , univariate analysis , retrospective cohort study , meningitis , decompression , cerebrospinal fluid , multivariate analysis , pregnancy , biology , genetics , gestational age
Hydrocephalus, due to subarachnoid or intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), meningitis, or tumor compression, is usually transient and may resolve after treatment. There are several temporary methods of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion, none of it is superior to the other, and the decision is based on its various etiologies and factors. Ventriculosubgaleal shunt (VSGS) is one of those temporary measures, which is a simple and rapid CSF decompression method without causing electrolyte and nutritional losses.