Object The aim of this study is to access the efficacy of the omental bursa (lesser sac) as a receptacle of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and to use it as an alternative to the ventriculoatrial or ventriculopleural shunts when ...

The Fontan surgery involves the creation a conduit between the inferior vena cava and the right pulmonary artery. This conduit has a small fenestration that shunts the blood from right to left in case the pulmonary blood ...

The objective of this paper is to discuss relevant data on the epidemiology of hydrocephalus in neurocysticercosis, the new knowledge coming from experimental studies, the pathophysiological mechanisms involved, and the ...

Introduction Hydrocephalus is the most frequent and devastating illness affecting a fetus. the development of both ultrasonography and magnetic resonance, associated with laboratorial tests, has greatly facilitated its ...

Background There is no satisfactory medical treatment for hydrocephalus and most often surgical treatment is necessary, including shunting or endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV), both with their well-known advantages ...

Surgical site infections (SSI) are the third leading cause of infectious complications associated with procedures presented in variable severities. In neurological surgeries, most SSI's occur in situations of prostheses ...