Robot-guided Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt in Slit-like Ventricles.

Journal: Neurology India
Published Date: Jan 1, 2021

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is the most common procedure used in the management of hydrocephalus regardless of the etiology. The standard free-hand technique is used for the placement of VPS in patients with enlarged ventricles. In patients with very small ventricles, CSF access through ventriculostomy becomes challenging and free-hand technique may be associated with high failure rates. In these situations, stereotactic-guided VPS becomes very useful.

Authors

  • Ramesh S Doddamani
    Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Rajesh Meena
    Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Dattaraj Sawarkar
    Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Pankaj Singh
    Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
  • Deepak Agrawal
    Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Manmohan Singh
    Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
  • Poodipedi S Chandra
    Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

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