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lumboperitoneal shunt
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what is 'lumboperitoneal shunt'?
Definition for Lumboperitoneal shunt
Lumboperitoneal shunt is also known as: LP shunt
Lumboperitoneal shunt is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: increased intracranial pressure, pseudotumor cerebri and syringomyelia.
related diagnosis for 'lumboperitoneal shunt'
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diagnosis
increased intracranial pressure
increased pressure in brain
Lumboperitoneal shunt and increased intracranial pressure
pseudotumor cerebri
increased intracranial pressure benign
Lumboperitoneal shunt and pseudotumor cerebri
syringomyelia
damage to spinal cord by progressively enlarging cavity in its center
Lumboperitoneal shunt and syringomyelia
X-linked hydrocephalus
rare condition causing increased volume of fluid in the brain
Lumboperitoneal shunt and X-linked hydrocephalus
related procedure for 'lumboperitoneal shunt'/associated diagnoses
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procedures
CT scan
Lumboperitoneal shunt and CT scan
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt
Lumboperitoneal shunt and Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt
Lumbar Puncture
Lumboperitoneal shunt and Lumbar Puncture
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Lumboperitoneal shunt and Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Brain MRI
Lumboperitoneal shunt and Brain MRI
CT brain
Lumboperitoneal shunt and CT brain
Cerebrospinal Fluid analysis
Lumboperitoneal shunt and Cerebrospinal Fluid analysis
Cerebrospinal Fluid opening pressure
Lumboperitoneal shunt and Cerebrospinal Fluid opening pressure
ventricular shunt
Lumboperitoneal shunt and ventricular shunt
Comprehensive eye exam
Lumboperitoneal shunt and Comprehensive eye exam
Gadolinium-enhanced MRI
Lumboperitoneal shunt and Gadolinium-enhanced MRI
Maintain Healthy Weight
Lumboperitoneal shunt and Maintain Healthy Weight
Continuous CSF pressure monitoring
Lumboperitoneal shunt and Continuous CSF pressure monitoring
serum electrolytes
Lumboperitoneal shunt and serum electrolytes
ventriculostomy
Lumboperitoneal shunt and ventriculostomy
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related medication for 'lumboperitoneal shunt'/associated diagnoses
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acetazolamide
Lumboperitoneal shunt and acetazolamide
furosemide
Lumboperitoneal shunt and furosemide
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Lumboperitoneal shunting as a treatment for slit ventricle syndrome.
... (SVS) has been described in hydrocephalus patients who continue to have shunt ... whose symptoms completely resolved after lumboperitoneal shunt (LPS) placement. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12006752?ordinalpos=3&ito...
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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... is usually a lumboperitoneal (LP) shunt, which connects the subarachnoid ... If the lumboperitoneal shunt needs repeated revisions, a ventriculoatrial or ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiopathic_intracranial_hypertension
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The cystic spinal cord.
Lumboperitoneal shunt combined with myelotomy for treatment of syringohydromyelia. ... herniation in a patient with lumboperitoneal shunt and Crouzon's disease. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1073537
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PMID 10235521
... a complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement in another. ... lumboperitoneal shunts and another functional but ineffective lumboperitoneal shunt. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10235521
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Gastric Surgery for Pseudotumor Cerebri Associated With Severe Obesity
... patients had an occluded lumboperitoneal shunt, and another had persistent ... She had a lumboperitoneal shunt placed that threatened blindness; however, it ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1420807
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PMID 15179069
Recent advances in CSF shunt hardware offer some promise in reducing the rate of ... up studies have identified complications of lumboperitoneal shunt placement. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15179069
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Laboratory study on "intracranial hypotension" created by pumping the ...
The PS Medical Lumboperitoneal shunt had the largest reservoir and could only be ... fastest performing shunt was the PS Medical Lumboperitoneal valve which required ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1851975
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Posterior fossa dermoid cyst with sinus tract and ...[Pediatr ...
63-6 Intracranial dermoid cysts are rare, but can cause recurrent bacterial or ... course was complicated, and required the placement of a lumboperitoneal shunt. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18555177
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Tension pneumocephalus complicating ventriculoperitoneal shunt for ...
Persistent cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea treated by lumboperitoneal shunt. Technical note. ... insertion of ventriculoperitoneal shunt for aqueductal stenosis. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=493024
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Normal pressure hydrocephalus co-existing with a second dementia disorder
Still, the lumboperitoneal shunt should remain on the table as at least an ... RF; Wilson, CB, et al. Percutaneous lumboperitoneal shunt: review of 130 cases. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...
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Pseudotumor cerebri ? Wikipedia
... Fällen wird ein Shunt operativ zur Hindruckentlastung ... Es gibt hier verschiedene Shuntsysteme (ventrikuloperitoneal, ventrikuloatrial, lumboperitoneal) ...
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudotumor_cerebri
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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension without papilledema.
We describe 10 patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension who did not ... Surgery (lumboperitoneal or ventriculoperitoneal shunt or perhaps optic nerve ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2012512
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Mehta Vivek[au] - PubMed Result
1: Malhotra SK, Mehta V. Role of stressful life events in induction or ... V. Treatment of secondary tonsillar herniation by lumboperitoneal shunt revision. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Mehta+Vivek[au]
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Effectiveness of shunting in patients with normal pressure ...
... (VP) or a lumboperitoneal (LP) shunt was randomly selected for each patient. ... C, Wikkelsö C. Outcome of shunt operation on urinary incontinence in normal ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1073204
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Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Lumboperi...
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Imaging of the spinal cord.
Lumboperitoneal shunt combined with myelotomy for treatment of syringohydromyelia. ... Percutaneous thecoperitoneal shunt for syringomyelia. Report of three ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1073423
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Diagnosis and management of benign intracranial hypertension
Journal List > Arch Dis Child > v.78(1); Jan 1998. Summary. Selected ... Miller, NR; Vitale, S. Lumboperitoneal shunt for the treatment of pseudotumor cerebri. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1717437
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Lumbar hyperlordosis of neuromuscular origin: pathophysiology and ...
... JI, Hoffman H (1988) Orthopaedic complications of lumboperitoneal shunts. ... Hyperlordosis caused by the lumboperitoneal shunt procedure for hydrocephalus. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2267648
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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; incidence, presenting features ...
Journal List > Ulster Med J > v.70(1); May 2001. Summary. Selected ... ER, Miller NR, Vitale S. Lumboperitoneal shunt for the treatment of pseudotumor cerebri. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2449216
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Two Cases of Symptomatic Perineural Cysts (Tarlov Cysts) in One Family ...
... of diversing CSF flow (CT-guided percutaneous aspiration and lumboperitoneal shunt) and a direct microsurgical approach including the cyst wall excision ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2588291
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PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI - Pedbase.org
the elevated ICP may be due to alterations in CSF absorption and production, ... lumboperitoneal shunt. subtemporal decompression. 4. Prognosis ...
http://pedbase.org/p/pseudotumor-cerebri/
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Lumbar subcutaneous shunt
... back and the lower end drains fluid into the peritoneum (lumboperitoneal shunt) ... IPG068 Lumbar subcutaneous shunt - information for people considering the ...
http://www.gserve.nice.org.uk/Guidance/IPG068
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Prabhu Vikram[au] - PubMed Result
1: Bragg TM, Scianna J, Kassam A, Emami B, Brown HG, Hacein ... Laparoscopic-assisted lumboperitoneal shunt placement for idiopathic intracranial hypertension. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Prabhu+Vikram[au]
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Management of raised intracranial pressure.
Journal List > J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry > v.56(8); Aug 1993 ... shunting in a patient with pseudotumor cerebri and a lumboperitoneal shunt. Neurosurgery. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1015137
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Resolution of Tonsillar Herniation and Cervical Syringomyelia Following ...
Journal List > Skull Base > v.15(1); Feb 2005. Abstract. Full Text. PDF ... removing the shunt for lumboperitoneal shunt-induced syrinxes; and shunting the ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1151707
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Physical and Histologic Properties of Substitutes Used for the Anterior ...
Journal List > Skull base surgery > v.9(1); 1999. Summary ... Persistent cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea treated by lumboperitoneal shunt. Technical note. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1656718
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Non-obstructive hydrocephalus(Acquired communicating hydrocephalus ...
... lumboperitoneal ... Placement of a lumboperitoneal (LP) shunt is a method for ... unilateral fourth nerve palsy after ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery. ...
http://www.nextbio.com/b/home/home.nb?q=Acquired+communicati...
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Choice of Therapy and Mode of Delivery in Idiopathic Intracranial ...
... fenestration of optic nerve sheath, and use of a lumboperitoneal shunt.[1] ... patients who have a lumbo-peritoneal shunt, because an x-ray is needed to ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1681692
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Hernia of cerebellar tonsil into foramen magnum(Cerebellar hernia ...
You must enable JavaScript to run the NextBio application ... Treatment of secondary tonsillar herniation by lumboperitoneal shunt revision. ...
http://www.nextbio.com/b/home/home.nb?q=Cerebellar+hernia&id...
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JS Roth - NextBio
Laparoscopic management of ventriculoperitoneal and lumboperitoneal shunt complications. ... ventriculoperitoneal (VP) and lumboperitoneal (LP) shunts have ...
http://www.nextbio.com/b/literature/literature.nb?author=JS+Roth
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Altered subarachnoid space compliance and fluid flow in an animal ...
... lumboperitoneal shunt insertion in the excitotoxic animal model of posttraumatic ... There were no significant differences between shunt and syrinx first groups. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14560096
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