Researchers conducted a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial to compare a laparoscopic procedure with a mini-laparotomy for insertion of a peritoneal catheter during ventriculoperitoneal ...
The Norwood procedure with a modified Blalock–Taussig (MBT) shunt, the first palliative stage for single-ventricle lesions with systemic outflow obstruction, is associated with high mortality. The ...
A landmark randomized, placebo-controlled trial provides the clearest evidence to date that shunt surgery benefits patients with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH), a condition long ...
A ventriculoperitoneal shunt is a medical device that doctors use to treat a brain condition called hydrocephalus. Hydrocephalus is a condition that causes fluid to build up on the brain, which ...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (DECEMBER 23, 2014). Researchers conducted a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial at Bern University Hospital in Switzerland to compare a laparoscopic procedure with a ...
A ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a medical device that relieves pressure on the brain caused by the accumulation of fluid. Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts are primarily used to treat a condition ...