Ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement indications
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement is the standard therapy for hydrocephalus in the presence of an aqueductal stenosis or other passage obstacles in the CSF pathway. For example, it is frequently required after subarachnoid hemorrhage, trauma, or infection of the neurocranium or for congenital conditions 1).
Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt for hydrocephalus after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt for cerebrospinal fluid fistula treatment
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Moza K, McMenomey SO, Delashaw JB., Jr Indications for cerebrospinal fluid drainage and avoidance of complications. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2005;38:577–582.