[Clinical application of ventriculoperitoneal shunt assisted by laparoscope].

OBJECTIVE

To compare the clinical effectiveness of ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) assisted by laparoscope versus the clinical effectiveness of VPS via traditional laparotomy in treating hydrocephalus.

METHODS

The clinical data on 26 cases of VPS with laparoscope assistance and on 234 cases of VPS via traditional laparotomy were summerized and analyzed retrospectively. The operation efficacy and the complication rate were compared between the two groups.

RESULTS

In the traditional laparotomy group, there were 6 cases of peritoneal catheter obstruction or displacement, 5 cases of postoperative infection, and 2 childhood cases where the peritoneal catheter made a way into the rectum and through the anus. But in the laparoscope group, there was only one case of postoperative infection. Postoperatively the laparoscope group was better than the traditional laparotomy group in respect to the postoperative outcome, complication rate and the clinical improvement. Thirteen cases were treated by the VPS using right liver-diaphragm interspace drainage and another 13 cases were treated by the VPS using pelvis cavity drainage in the laparoscope group, respectively.

CONCLUSION

The technique of VPS assisted by laparoscopies safe, reliable, and has the advantages of accurate positioning, minimal injury and less postoperative complications; it is worthy of clinical application and popularization. Positioning the peritoneal catheter to the liver-diaphragm interspace can avoid the complications caused by perforation of the cavity organs.