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September 10, 2025Journal of Islamabad Medical & Dental CollegeOpen Access

Repeated Malfunction of Shunt Contains Plethora of Surgical Procedures: The Institutional Based Study

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AKAurangzeb KalhoroVKVashdev KhimaniSPSanaullah Pathan

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Overview

Assessment reveals high morbidity from shunt malfunction in patients with hydrocephalus, suggesting urgent surgical intervention is necessary.

Key Points

  • Repeated shunt malfunction often leads to significant morbidity and mortality in patients with hydrocephalus.
  • Among 31 patients, shunt revisions and external ventricular drainage were common, with over half experiencing multiple procedures.
  • The majority of shunt placements were due to hydrocephalus, primarily affecting patients under one year and those over ten.
  • The outcomes increasingly worsen with age, indicating a need for improved management strategies in surgical procedures.

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Kalhoro et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1a90c54b1d3bfb60e2513https://doi.org/10.35787/jimdc.v14i2.1240
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