Abstract
Data from the UK Shunt Registry for procedures carried out between May 1999 and April 2002 was examined for the given reason for shunting and the given reasons for subsequent revisions. Sixty-eight per cent of patients receiving shunts had 'secondary' hydrocephalus, with congenital and idiopathic hydrocephalus accounting for 18% and 14% respectively. Patients with Spina Bifida represented 5.1% of shunted patients.
Highlights
Reasons for shunting and reasons for revision: a survey based on data from the UK Shunt Registry
Data from the UK Shunt Registry for procedures carried out between May 1999 and April 2002 was examined for the given reason for shunting and the given reasons for subsequent revisions
Disconnection, migration and fracture are associated with young age rather than any particular diagnosis
Summary
Reasons for shunting and reasons for revision: a survey based on data from the UK Shunt Registry. H Richards*, H Seeley and J Pickard Address: Academic Neurosurgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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