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Constipation as a reversible cause of ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure. Report of two cases.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Powers, CJ; George, T; Fuchs, HE
Published in: J Neurosurg
September 2006

Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt failure is a common problem encountered by pediatric neurosurgeons. The majority of such failures are due to obstruction of the device. Conditions in which intraabdominal pressure is chronically elevated, such as pregnancy, have been associated with shunt failure. Chronic constipation may also result in abnormally elevated intraabdominal pressure and may be an underrecognized cause of distal VP shunt failure. The authors describe the cases of two children who presented with clinical and imaging evidence of VP shunt failure and who were also severely constipated. Treatment of their constipation resulted in both clinical and imaging-documented resolution of their shunt failure.

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Published In

J Neurosurg

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ISSN

0022-3085

Publication Date

September 2006

Volume

105

Issue

3 Suppl

Start / End Page

227 / 230

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Male
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Humans
  • Constipation
  • Chronic Disease
  • Child, Preschool
  • 1109 Neurosciences
 

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Powers, C. J., George, T., & Fuchs, H. E. (2006). Constipation as a reversible cause of ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure. Report of two cases. J Neurosurg, 105(3 Suppl), 227–230. https://doi.org/10.3171/ped.2006.105.3.227
Powers, Ciaran J., Timothy George, and Herbert E. Fuchs. “Constipation as a reversible cause of ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure. Report of two cases.J Neurosurg 105, no. 3 Suppl (September 2006): 227–30. https://doi.org/10.3171/ped.2006.105.3.227.
Powers CJ, George T, Fuchs HE. Constipation as a reversible cause of ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure. Report of two cases. J Neurosurg. 2006 Sep;105(3 Suppl):227–30.
Powers, Ciaran J., et al. “Constipation as a reversible cause of ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure. Report of two cases.J Neurosurg, vol. 105, no. 3 Suppl, Sept. 2006, pp. 227–30. Pubmed, doi:10.3171/ped.2006.105.3.227.
Powers CJ, George T, Fuchs HE. Constipation as a reversible cause of ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure. Report of two cases. J Neurosurg. 2006 Sep;105(3 Suppl):227–230.

Published In

J Neurosurg

DOI

ISSN

0022-3085

Publication Date

September 2006

Volume

105

Issue

3 Suppl

Start / End Page

227 / 230

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Male
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Humans
  • Constipation
  • Chronic Disease
  • Child, Preschool
  • 1109 Neurosciences