Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt

"Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt" 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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Surgical creation of a communication between a cerebral ventricle and the peritoneum by means of a plastic tube to permit drainage of cerebrospinal fluid for relief of hydrocephalus. (From Dorland, 28th ed)

Descriptor ID	D017287
MeSH Number(s)	E04.035.188.850 E04.525.170.850
Concept/Terms	Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Shunt, Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts, Ventriculoperitoneal Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts Ventriculo-peritoneal Shunt Shunt, Ventriculo-peritoneal Shunts, Ventriculo-peritoneal Ventriculo peritoneal Shunt Ventriculo-peritoneal Shunts

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Anastomosis, Surgical [E04.035]
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts [E04.035.188]
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt [E04.035.188.850]
Neurosurgical Procedures [E04.525]
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts [E04.525.170]
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt [E04.525.170.850]

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Bar chart showing 26 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2014 and 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
2000	1	0	1
2003	1	0	1
2005	1	1	2
2007	0	1	1
2008	1	1	2
2010	0	1	1
2011	1	1	2
2013	1	0	1
2014	2	1	3
2015	1	0	1
2016	2	1	3
2017	1	0	1
2019	0	1	1
2020	1	1	2
2021	0	2	2
2023	1	0	1

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El Naamani K, Abbas R, Tjoumakaris SI, Herial NA, Zarzour H, Schmidt RF, Rosenwasser RH, Jabbour PM, Evans J, Gooch MR. Venous sinus stenting for idiopathic intracranial hypertension patients with functioning ventriculoperitoneal shunts: A case series. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2023 10; 233:107894.

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Sweid A, Daou BJ, Weinberg JH, Starke RM, Sergott RC, Schaefer J, Hauge J, Elizabeth C, Chalouhi N, Gooch MR, Herial N, Zarzour H, Jabbour P, Rosenwasser RH, Tjoumakaris S. In Reply: Experience With Ventriculoperitoneal and Lumboperitoneal Shunting for the Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Single Institution Series. Oper Neurosurg. 2021 11 15; 21(6):E579-E580.

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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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Madsen JR, Boyle TP, Neuman MI, Park EH, Tamber MS, Hickey RW, Heuer GG, Zorc JJ, Leonard JR, Leonard JC, Keating R, Chamberlain JM, Frim DM, Zakrzewski P, Klinge P, Merck LH, Piatt J, Bennett JE, Sandberg DI, Boop FA, Hameed MQ. Diagnostic Accuracy of Non-Invasive Thermal Evaluation of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Flow in Shunt Malfunction: A Prospective, Multi-Site, Operator-Blinded Study. Neurosurgery. 2020 10 15; 87(5):939-948.

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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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Limaye K, Zanaty M, Hudson J, Nakagawa D, Al Kasab S, Alvarez C, Dandapat S, Kung DK, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Jabbour P, Samaniego EA, Hasan D. The Safety and Efficacy of Continuous Tirofiban as a Monoantiplatelet Therapy in the Management of Ruptured Aneurysms Treated Using Stent-Assisted Coiling or Flow Diversion and Requiring Ventricular Drainage. Neurosurgery. 2019 12 01; 85(6):E1037-E1042.

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Hudson JS, Nagahama Y, Nakagawa D, Starke RM, Dlouhy BJ, Torner JC, Jabbour P, Allan L, Derdeyn CP, Greenlee JDW, Hasan D. Hemorrhage associated with ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage patients on a regimen of dual antiplatelet therapy: a retrospective analysis. J Neurosurg. 2018 10; 129(4):916-921.

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Piatt J. Letter to the Editor: The Preventable Shunt Revision Rate and the measurement of quality in pediatric hydrocephalus. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2017 02; 19(2):270-271.

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Gonzalez DO, Mahida JB, Asti L, Ambeba EJ, Kenney B, Governale L, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Predictors of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Failure in Children Undergoing Initial Placement or Revision. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2017; 52(1):6-12.

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Foong KS, Lee A, Vasquez G. Cryptococcal Infection of the Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt in an Immunocompetent Patient. Am J Case Rep. 2016 Jan 18; 17:31-4.

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