====== Lumboperitoneal shunt for communicating hydrocephalus ====== {{rss>https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rss/search/1voC1dtl6l9Ruie9H2UdXIDngqOrfdUNl03Lhule5bx12FbkN2/?limit=15&utm_campaign=pubmed-2&fc=20230118180144}} ---- ---- A systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis demonstrated that [[lumboperitoneal shunt]] is a safe and equally effective choice for treating [[communicating hydrocephalus]]. More studies are needed to confirm the safety of lumboperitoneal shunt ((Ho YJ, Chiang WC, Huang HY, Lin SZ, Tsai ST. Effectiveness and safety of ventriculoperitoneal shunt versus lumboperitoneal shunt for communicating hydrocephalus: A systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis. CNS Neurosci Ther. 2023 Jan 17. doi: 10.1111/cns.14086. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36650662.)) ===== Lumboperitoneal shunt for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus ===== see [[Lumboperitoneal shunt for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus]].