Efficacy of seprafilm® in abdominal surgery for ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction: A report of two pediatric cases

Kohei Otake; Keiichi Uchida; Mikihiro Inoue; Kohei Matsushita; Kiyoshi Hashimoto; Shozo Ide; Toshio Matsubara; Kouji Tanaka; Yasuhiko Mohri; Masato Kusunoki

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Efficacy of seprafilm® in abdominal surgery for ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction: A report of two pediatric cases

Kohei Otake, Keiichi Uchida, Mikihiro Inoue, Kohei Matsushita, Kiyoshi Hashimoto, Shozo Ide, Toshio Matsubara, Kouji Tanaka, Yasuhiko Mohri, Masato Kusunoki

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Temporary external drainage with adequate antibiotic treatment followed by ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt reinsertion is necessary to treat VP shunt malfunction with infection. In surgeries for VP shunt reinsertion, the key factors that determine whether the reinserted VP shunt will function sufficiently are adequate adhesiolysis and safe placement of the VP shunt within a satisfactory peritoneal location. Based on these factors, the prevention of postoperative adhesions after surgery for VP shunt malfunction is very important. We present two cases of shunt malfunction related to infection and report their successful treatment using Seprafilm®. Seprafilm may improve the safety of VP shunt reinsertion and preserve the function of the reinserted VP shunt after VP shunt malfunction with infection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	214-216
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pediatric Neurosurgery
Volume	47
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000331570
Publication status	Published - 01-2012
Externally published	Yes

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Surgery
Clinical Neurology

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