To implant a lumboperitoneal shunt, an incision is made near the base of the spine, and a small catheter is inserted into the subarachnoid space of the lower spine. This is the same location where a lumbar puncture is taken.

A lumbar subcutaneous shunt (LS shunt) differs from these types of shunt in that the cerebrospinal fluid drains into the potential space immediately under the skin. A narrow tube is inserted into the subarachnoid space in the lumbar part of the back during a lumbar puncture.

A lumboperitoneal (LP) shunt refers to a device that surgically placed to drain the excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the lumbar thecal sac into the peritoneal cavity 1. The shunt procedure helps to bypass or redirect bodily fluids from one point in the body to another.

Our indications for LP shunt included communicating hydrocephalus (the most common cause containing infections and post-hemorrhage), idiopathic intracranial hypertension, and normal pressure hydrocephalus.

A lumboperitoneal (LP) shunt diverts cerebrospinal fluid from the spinal space in the lower back to the abdomen. It can be used to treat nonobstructive hydrocephalus, normal pressure hydrocephalus, elevated intracranial pressure, and idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri).

A lumbar peritoneal (LP) shunt is a technique of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion from the lumbar thecal sac to the peritoneal cavity. It is indicated under a large number of conditions such as communicating hydrocephalus, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, normal pressure hydrocephalus, spina …

2020年4月6日 · See how a lumboperitoneal shunt helps patients who have benefited with cerebrospinal fluid drainage via a lumbar drain in order to treat their condition.

Overall, LP shunt placement can be considered less invasive compared with VP shunt placement. However, for quite some time, LP shunting was generally "suspected" to be associated with unacceptably high complication rates compared with VP shunts (18-20).

2022年2月7日 · Lumboperitoneal (LP) shunts are a device used to shunt cerebrospinal fluid in the treatment of increased CSF pressure. As the name suggests, a catheter is placed with its tip in the lumbar spinal canal (intrathecal).

LP shunt operation is a viable alternative in the treatment of non-obstructive hydrocephalus due to the low complication rate, fast recovery, and high satisfaction. Keywords: clinical outcome, complication, lumboperitoneal shunt, non-obstructive hydrocephalus.