Clinical Evaluation a New Treatment for Infection After Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt

pa.ythelady61 shared this article with you from Inoreader Clinical Evaluation a New Treatment for Infection After Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Via Journal of Craniofacial Surgery - Published Ahead-of-Print To explore a new surgical treatment for infection and obstruction of ventriculoperitoneal shunt in hydrocephalus. Two cases of post-operative infection of ventriculoperitoneal shunt were analyzed retrospectively. One case was cryptococcal infection, the other case was Acinetobacter lwoffii. The number of cerebrospinal fluid cells was high, the infection of ventriculoperitoneal shunt was generally complicated with abdominal obstruction, and the hydrocephalus was aggravated again, The authors try to pull out the drainage tube at the end of abdominal cavity for external drainage, combined with intravenous antibiotics, completely control of infection, and then use the original shunt device for intraventricular jugular shunt. The authors explore that this method is simple, safe a nd effective, and it is an effective and feasible method for the treatment of infection after ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Guanzheng Liu, PhD, Department of Neurosurgery, Kaifeng Central Hospital, 85 Hedao Street, Kaifeng, Henan 47500, China; E-mail: 564681993@qq.com Received 4 June, 2020 Accepted 21 June, 2020 The authors report no conflicts of interest. © 2020 by Mutaz B. Habal, MD. View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.