Ventriculoperitoneal shunt complications needing shunt revision in children: a review of 5 years of experience with 48 revisions.

Background: The aim of this study was to review the management of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt complications in children.

Patients And Methods: During the last 5 years (January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2010), 236 VP shunt operations were performed in children under 12 years of age; of these, 40 (16.94%) developed shunt complications and those who underwent VP shunt revisions were studied.

Tube thoracostomy: primary management option for empyema thoracis in children.

Aim: The aim of this study was to review our experience with tube thoracostomy in the management of empyema thoracis in children.

Patients And Methods: This retrospective study included 46 children (26 boys and 20 girls) who were admitted and managed for empyema thoracis, between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2010 at the author's department of paediatric surgery.

Results: During the last 12 months, 46 children aged below 12 years were treated for empyema thoracis: Five (10.