A laparoscopic procedure was compared with a mini-laparotomy for insertion of a peritoneal catheter during vetriculoperitoneal shunt surgery, by the researchers. A laparoscopic procedure was compared ...

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 ...

On Fridays and some Tuesdays, neurosurgeons in Kuopio place ventriculo-peritoneal shunts. During the procedure, they collect biopsies of skin, fat, muscle, right frontal cortex, intraventricular CSF.

Ventura's permanent interatrial shunt was designed to shunt blood from the left to right atrium to improve symptoms in ...

Ventricular CSF shunt infections due to Corynebacterium jeikeium are rare. Such infections may become manifest weeks to months after surgery. They are difficult to eradicate and often recur. We report ...

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is defined as underdevelopment of the structures of the left side of the heart, which includes the mitral valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, and aortic arch.

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 ...