Laparoscopic surgery in a patient with ventriculoperitoneal shunt: monitoring of shunt function with transcranial Doppler.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe the use of transcranial Doppler (TCD) monitoring during laparoscopic resection of an ovarian cyst in a young woman who previously underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunting for hydrocephalus. Shunt function was not altered by pneumoperitoneum, except during transient episodes of high intra-abdominal pressure. The role of TCD monitoring during laparoscopic procedures in patients with cerebrospinal fluid shunt is discussed.
Medical subject headings
- Laparoscopy
- Monitoring, Intraoperative
- Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial
- Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt