Ventriculo-Subgaleal Shunt: Step-by-Step Technical Note
Ake Hansasuta MD*, Atthaporn Boongird MD*
Affiliation : * Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
Ventriculo-subgaleal (VSG) shunt placement is an option for temporary CSF diversion in neonate suffering from hydrocephalus. The authors describe step-by-step technique of VSG shunt assembly and inser- tion by using previously-cut shunt tubes and connector. It is simple and inexpensive. The authors also present a short review of the literature of the VSG shunt.
Keywords : Ventriculo-subgaleal, Shunt, Premature infant, IVH, Technical note
