Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts

"Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Tubes inserted to create communication between a cerebral ventricle and the internal jugular vein. Their emplacement permits draining of cerebrospinal fluid for relief of hydrocephalus or other condition leading to fluid accumulation in the ventricles.

Descriptor ID	D002557
MeSH Number(s)	E04.035.188 E04.525.170
Concept/Terms	Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts Shunts, Cerebrospinal Fluid Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Shunt, Cerebrospinal Fluid

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Anastomosis, Surgical [E04.035]
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts [E04.035.188]
Neurosurgical Procedures [E04.525]
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts [E04.525.170]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts".

Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
Ventriculostomy

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Bar chart showing 17 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	0	1
2005	1	0	1
2008	0	2	2
2011	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	1	0	1
2015	4	1	5
2019	1	0	1
2020	0	1	1
2021	1	1	2
2023	0	1	1

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Siddiqui S, Miller M, Dumont A, Delashaw J, Wang A. Iatrogenic Cerebrospinal Fluid Breast Augmentation: Rare Complication of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts and Management Strategies. World Neurosurg. 2024 01; 181:e743-e751.

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Sweid A, Daou BJ, Weinberg JH, Starke RM, Sergott RC, Schaefer J, Hauge J, Elizabeth C, Chalouhi N, Gooch R, Herial N, Zarzour H, Jabbour P, Rosenwasser RH, Tjoumakaris S. Experience With Ventriculoperitoneal and Lumboperitoneal Shunting for the Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Single Institution Series. Oper Neurosurg. 2021 07 15; 21(2):57-62.

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White MD, McDowell MM, Agarwal N, Greene S. Shunt infection and malfunction in patients with myelomeningocele. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2021 05 01; 27(5):518-524.

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Daou BJ, Sweid A, Weinberg JH, Starke RM, Sergott RC, Doermann AS, Hauge J, Zanaty M, Chalouhi N, Gooch R, Herial N, Zarzour H, Jabbour P, Rosenwasser RH, Tjoumakaris S. Effect of Shunting on Visual Outcomes and Headache in Patients with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. World Neurosurg. 2020 10; 142:e73-e80.

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Lang SS, Zhang B, Yver H, Palma J, Kirschen MP, Topjian AA, Kennedy B, Storm PB, Heuer GG, Mensinger JL, Huh JW. Reduction of ventriculostomy-associated CSF infection with antibiotic-impregnated catheters in pediatric patients: a single-institution study. Neurosurg Focus. 2019 08 01; 47(2):E4.

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Halperin JJ, Kurlan R, Schwalb JM, Cusimano MD, Gronseth G, Gloss D. Practice guideline: Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: Response to shunting and predictors of response: Report of the Guideline Development, Dissemination, and Implementation Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology. 2015 Dec 08; 85(23):2063-71.

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Dicianno BE, Karmarkar A, Houtrow A, Crytzer TM, Cushanick KM, McCoy A, Wilson P, Chinarian J, Neufeld J, Smith K, Collins DM. Factors Associated with Mobility Outcomes in a National Spina Bifida Patient Registry. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2015 Dec; 94(12):1015-25.

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Bolster F, Fardanesh R, Morgan T, Katz DS, Daly B. Cross-sectional imaging of thoracic and abdominal complications of cerebrospinal fluid shunt catheters. Emerg Radiol. 2016 Apr; 23(2):117-25.

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Satti SR, Leishangthem L, Chaudry MI. Meta-Analysis of CSF Diversion Procedures and Dural Venous Sinus Stenting in the Setting of Medically Refractory Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2015 Oct; 36(10):1899-904.

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Ghobrial GM, Beygi S, Viereck MJ, Heller JE, Sharan A, Jallo J, Harrop JS, Prasad S. C-5 palsy after cerebrospinal fluid diversion in posttraumatic syringomyelia: case report. J Neurosurg Spine. 2015 Apr; 22(4):394-8.

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