Revision surgery following CSF shunt insertion: how often could it be avoided?

Background: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt revision surgery represents a huge social and economic burden. Few studies, however, have evaluated shunt revision surgeries in the context of their avoidability, and existing data are from paediatric populations. Using ratings from an expert panel, we classified avoidable and unavoidable shunt revisions in a mixed cohort of CSF-shunt patients.

Different origins of hydrocephalus lead to different shunt revision rates.

Introduction: Hydrocephalus (HC) occurs due to multiple origins. Time course and dynamic of HC and its therapies differ between underlying pathologies. Different revision rates due to the type of HC are expected.