Reconversion to ventriculoperitoneal shunt following ventriculoatrial shunt malfunction in children
- 5 May 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Child's Nervous System
- Vol. 37 (7), 1-7
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-021-05045-7
Abstract
Purpose To analyze the long-term efficacy of the ventriculoatrial shunt (VAS) in pediatric patients with hydrocephalus, focusing on the atrial catheter and suitable revision procedures of the distal catheter following VAS malformation performed at our institution. Methods The authors retrospectively analyzed data of 28 pediatric patients under the age of 10 years who were treated with VAS for hydrocephalus and who had a follow-up period of at least 5 years. Results A total of 42 atrial tube revision procedures were performed in 28 patients during the study period. The median atrial tube survival time due to atrial tube obstruction was 2.32 years (n = 31, range: 0.4–8.08 years). Atrial tube survival time was shorter in younger children (p < 0.0001) and in children who were shorter in height (p = 0.0001). As a revision procedure following atrial tube malfunction, 22 (78.6%) out of the 28 patients who had an inserted VAS had the VAS reconversion into a VPS at the last follow-up. Conclusions VAS can be a useful alternative to VPS, but it requires frequent atrial tube revisions, especially in younger children. Reconversion to VPS after VAS malfunction is a reasonable option and is associated with longer shunt survival time despite its previously observed difficulties.This publication has 15 references indexed in Scilit:
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