دورية أكاديمية
Use of CSF infusion studies to unblock occluded hydrocephalus ventricular shunt catheters: a preliminary report of two patients.
| العنوان: | Use of CSF infusion studies to unblock occluded hydrocephalus ventricular shunt catheters: a preliminary report of two patients. |
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| المؤلفون: | Nabbanja, Eva, Pickard, John Douglas, Lalou, Afroditi Despina, Czosnyka, Zofia Helena |
| بيانات النشر: | BMJ //dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-223861 BMJ Case Rep |
| سنة النشر: | 2018 |
| المجموعة: | Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Hydrocephalus, Medical-surgical Nursing, Neuroimaging, Perioperative Care, Spinal Cord, Adult, Brain, Catheter Obstruction, Female, Humans, Intracranial Hypertension, Isotonic Solutions, Male, Ringer's Lactate, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt |
| الوصف: | Two patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunts presented with symptoms of raised intracranial pressure indicative of possible shunt malfunction. During investigation, to eliminate this possibility, cerebral spinal fluid infusion studies were performed, which indicated proximal occlusion of the shunts in both cases. Retrograde flush of the ventricular catheter was performed during temporary compression of the siphon-control device, a manoeuvre which blocks distal flow. After the use of this technique, both patients' symptoms improved and they have remained symptom-free for over 2 years. This case report validates the role that infusion studies can play in clearing a blocked ventricular catheter shunt. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| وصف الملف: | Electronic; application/msword |
| اللغة: | English |
| العلاقة: | https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/290488Test |
| DOI: | 10.17863/CAM.37715 |
| الإتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.37715Test https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/290488Test |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.DC7EA25B |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.17863/CAM.37715 |
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