RT Book, Section
A1 Allmen, Daniel von
A2 Ziegler, Moritz M.
A2 Azizkhan, Richard G.
A2 Allmen, Daniel von
A2 Weber, Thomas R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1100437877
T1 Neurosurgery for the Pediatric Surgeon
T2 Operative Pediatric Surgery, 2e
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-162723-8
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100437877
RD 2024/04/20
AB Ventriculoperitoneal  shunts  may  require  peritoneal,  pleural,  or  vascular  access  and  are  a  frequent  cause  for  collaboration  between  a  pediatric  neurosurgeon  and  pediatric  general  surgeon.Routine  general  surgery  procedures,  including  laparoscopic  operations,  can  be  performed  with  a  low  risk  in  patients  with  shunts  in  place.Myelomeningocele  occurs  with  a  frequency  of  1  in  1200–1400  live  births.  Pediatric  general  surgeons  may  be  called  on  to  assist  neurosurgeons  with  shunt  placements,  feeding  access,  or  appendicostomies.Fetal  interventions  may  reduce  the  complications  of  myelomeningoceles.Juxtaposisiton  of  neuroectoderm  and  endoderm  during  embryogenesis  produces  a  number  of  congenital  malformations  involving  both  neural  and  gastrointestinal  tissues  that  require  a  collaborative  effort  to  repair.Neoplasms  traversing  the  neural  foramina  may  require  a  combined  surgical  approach  to  treat.  Neuroblastoma  and  its  variants  are  most  common.