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How to Perform a Ventriculo-gallbladder CSF Shunt

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Textbook of Pediatric Neurosurgery

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The ventriculo-gallbladder shunt (VGBS) is a promising alternative when the peritoneal cavity is no longer available. In general, the gallbladder (GB) has been an option when other more commonly absorbing area have been depleted by complications. The most common reason for VGBS placement has been shunt failure related to infection, at the peritoneum or atrium, and most of the patients experienced a mean of 3,6 shunt procedure before VGBS placement, and in many circumstances seems to be the last resort (Girotti et al. 2009; Polo et al. 2010; Sepúlveda Martínez et al. 2012; Weiner et al. 2011; West et al. 1987).

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  1. Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery of Department of Neurosurgery, São Paulo University, São Paulo, Brazil

    Hamilton Matushita

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  1. Pediatric Neurosurgery, International Neuroscience Institute, Hannover, Germany

    Concezio Di Rocco

  2. Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Trust, London, UK

    Dachling Pang

  3. Division of Neurosurgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

    James T. Rutka

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    Concezio Di Rocco

  2. Pediatric Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy

    Gianpiero Tamburrini

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Matushita, H. (2020). How to Perform a Ventriculo-gallbladder CSF Shunt. In: Di Rocco, C., Pang, D., Rutka, J. (eds) Textbook of Pediatric Neurosurgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72168-2_153

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