Resource Category: VP Shunts

Abdom Imaging. 2015;40(6):2030-40.

Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunting Complications in Children. Hanak BW, Bonow RH, Harris CA, Browd SR. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2017;52(6):381-400.

Frequency and causes of shunt revisions in different cerebrospinal fluid shunt types. Borgbjerg BM, et al. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 1995;136(3-4):189-94.

Hydrocephalus Follow-up – Medscape

Failure of cerebrospinal fluid shunts: part II: overdrainage, loculation, and abdominal complications. Browd SR, et al. Pediatr Neurol. 2006;34(3):171-6.

Failure of cerebrospinal fluid shunts: part I: Obstruction and mechanical failure

CSF shunt complications: what the abdominal imager needs to know. Rinker EK, et al.

Intraabdominal complications secondary to ventriculoperitoneal shunts: CT findings and review of the literature. Chung JJ, et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009;193(5):1311-7.

Hydrocephalus Follow-up – Medscape

Cost Savings Associated with Antibiotic-Impregnated Shunt Catheters in the Treatment of Adult and Pediatric Hydrocephalus. Parker SL, et al. World Neurosurg. 2015;83(3):382-386.