HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Kleinman, G. Articles by Tabsh, K. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Kleinman, G. Articles by Tabsh, K.

MALFUNCTION OF VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNTS DURING PREGNANCY

From the Deportment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC

Abstract

Two cases of successful pregnancy in patients with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt are presented. Both patients experienced shunt malfunction early in the third trimester which was apparently related to anatomic changes in the abdomen associated with pregnancy. All symptoms resolved with conservative management. The obstetric and neurologic management of such patients is discussed.

This article has been cited by other articles:

				J Ng and N Kitchen Neurosurgery and pregnancy J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry, July 1, 2008; 79(7): 745 - 752. [Full Text] [PDF]

				L. Riffaud, J.-C. Ferre, B. Carsin-Nicol, and X. Morandi Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for the treatment of obstructive hydrocephalus during pregnancy. Obstet. Gynecol., September 1, 2006; 108(3 Pt 2): 801 - 804. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]