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 2024/10/09 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.