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- Hongri Zhang, Jinghua Peng, Xiaowei Hao, Xiaofan Guo, and Gang Li.
- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China; Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China.
- World Neurosurg. 2017 Jul 1; 103: 355-359.
ObjectiveTo provide a simple and reliable method for the diagnosis of ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction.MethodsA total of 14 participants were enrolled in this study, consisting of 7 patients with suspected shunt malfunction and 7 control cases with apparent normal drainage. In all cases, 0.1 mL of 5% glucose solution was injected into the reservoir and 0.1 mL of cerebrospinal fluid was withdrawn from the reservoir 20 minutes later to measure glucose concentration.ResultsThe glucose concentration in cerebrospinal fluid of the shunt malfunction group was greater than that of the control group (P < 0.05).ConclusionsThe proposed method is reliable, safe, and relatively simple for the diagnosis of ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction and provides a reference for treatment.Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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