Shunt Conversion Before Bladder Augmentation Can Prevent Shunt Infection

We report our experience of shunt infections (SIs) following intestinal cystoplasty (CP) in patients with neurogenic bladder (NB) and hydrocephalus. METHODS: We reviewed 34 patients with NB who underwent intestinal CP between 1984 and 2005. All had ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts converted to ventr...

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Published in:Asian Journal of Surgery
Main Authors: Yutaka Hayashi, Tadaharu Okazaki, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Geoffrey J. Lane, Atsuyuki Yamataka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-10-01
Subjects:
bladder augmentation
shunt infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958408600883

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