The Complication of the Post-cererospinal Fluid Diversion Procedures in Hydrocephalus : An Analysis of 46 Operated Cases
Published Online: Jul 24, 2015
Abstract
The concepts of hydrocephalus can be applied at all conditions in which the intracranial volume of the cerebrospinal fluid is abnormally largd in relation to the volume of the brain. Most patients suffering from hydrocephalus has increased significantly with the advent of more sophisticated diagmostic tools sucy as CT, MRI and with rapid technical advances in shunt equipment. Since intracranial pressure is variable parameter depending on the factors as that some shunt complication are related to too much or to little cerebrospinal fluid drainage. In this report, the author analyzes post shunt complications of 46 patients from Jan, 1990 to Dec, 1994.
The rate of post shunt complications was 30% and the most common things were underdrtainage(16%), infction(10%), and shunt malfunction(6%).
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