Lumboperitoneal shunt for communicating hydrocephalus

Lumboperitoneal shunt placement under local anesthesia: a technical note from an experience with more than 200 cases
Lumboperitoneal and ventriculoperitoneal shunting for leptomeningeal disease-associated hydrocephalus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of postoperative outcomes and comparative effectiveness
Two Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Diversion Procedures for Two Separate CSF Pathologies in a 19-Year-Old Male: A Case Report
Diagnostic efficacy of radionuclide scintigraphy in detecting lumboperitoneal shunt obstructions in idiopathic hydrocephalus and intracranial hypertension
Cerebrospinal fluid diversion procedure utilization and physician reimbursement in adult hydrocephalus patients
Disseminated Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection Following Cerebral Shunt Infection Caused by Mycobacterium fortuitum: A Case Report and Literature Review
Advancing treatment strategies for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a systematic review on studies comparing ventricular and lumbo-peritoneal shunts
Long-term outcomes of intraventricular baclofen therapy for medically refractory generalized secondary dystonia

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 ¹⁾

see Lumboperitoneal shunt for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.

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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.