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Background <p>Ventriculoperitoneal shunting is a standard tool in treating patients with hydrocephalus. With advanced shunting systems and easy-to-reach imaging techniques, straightforward surgery usually alleviates the symptoms of carefully selected patients. Nonetheless, its follow-up and common complications create an encumbrance for surgeons.</p> Case presentation <p>A 64-year-old woman presented with a headache, cognitive decline, and urinary incontinence. She was diagnosed with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. She underwent six revision surgeries for shunt-related and unrelated complications throughout 2&#xa0;years. Notably, shunt dysfunction was observed even after the placement of an MRI-compatible valve. She continues to follow up on her controls with no significant symptoms.</p> Conclusions <p>In this case, we report our experience with a hydrocephalic patient who underwent multiple shunting surgeries with numerous complications. Selecting the proper valve and managing a vast entity of complications is a complex process. Most notably, the interaction of valves with electromagnetic fields should be cautiously monitored.</p>

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Dysfunction of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt device following magnetic resonance imaging: a case report

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    2025年7月26日

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  • Ismail Bozkurt,
  • Kivanc Yangi,
  • Jack Wellington,
  • Manuel De Jesus Encarnación Ramirez

摘要

Background

Ventriculoperitoneal shunting is a standard tool in treating patients with hydrocephalus. With advanced shunting systems and easy-to-reach imaging techniques, straightforward surgery usually alleviates the symptoms of carefully selected patients. Nonetheless, its follow-up and common complications create an encumbrance for surgeons.

Case presentation

A 64-year-old woman presented with a headache, cognitive decline, and urinary incontinence. She was diagnosed with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. She underwent six revision surgeries for shunt-related and unrelated complications throughout 2 years. Notably, shunt dysfunction was observed even after the placement of an MRI-compatible valve. She continues to follow up on her controls with no significant symptoms.

Conclusions

In this case, we report our experience with a hydrocephalic patient who underwent multiple shunting surgeries with numerous complications. Selecting the proper valve and managing a vast entity of complications is a complex process. Most notably, the interaction of valves with electromagnetic fields should be cautiously monitored.