Context and Objective: Hydrocephalus is the active abnormal dilation of the cerebral ventricular cavities and leads to a disorder of cerebrospinal fluid dynamics. Ventriculoperitoneal shunt and ventriculocisternostomy shunt are the most frequently used techniques in our context. However, a number of complications can occur. Our goal is to contribute to the improvement of the prevention of complications in the surgical management of hydrocephalus. Patients and Method: This is an observational study, over a period of five years and six months, of children aged 0-15 years who have undergone hydrocephalus surgery. All these data and their correlations were analyzed on Excel and EPI Info tables in version 7.2.3.1. The study was previously submitted to the ethics committee for approval. Anonymity and compliance with ethical rules were the norm. Results: We collected 18 cases of complications, i.e. 11.92%. Infants were the most affected with 16.70%. Most of the patients had a risk factor of neighborhood skin lesions. These were mainly infectious complications 50% and mechanical complications 33.30%. For the management of complications, equipment removal and revision/replacement were the procedures most frequently adopted, with frequencies of 50% and 22.20%. 66.70% were improved. Conclusion: The management of hydrocephalus is essentially neurosurgical and involves ventriculoperitoneal shunt and ventriculocisternostomy shunt, which, despite their effectiveness, are sometimes accompanied by various complications, including infectious ones, which were found to be at the forefront of this study. Even if the evolution has been favorable for 2/3 of the children studied, we believe that the constant search for risk factors for complications and the education of the parents of the children will limit the occurrence of the complications found.
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Complications, Hydrocephalus, Children, Post-surgery
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Ibrahima Sory Souare; Aminata Fofana; Hugues Ghislain Atakla; Ibrahima Sory Junior Souare; Daniel Boubane Tama. Complications of Hydrocephalus Surgery in Children: Study of 18 Cases at the University Hospital Center of Conakry. Int. J. Neurosurg. 2021, 5(2), 62-65. doi: 10.11648/j.ijn.20210502.12
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abstract = {Context and Objective: Hydrocephalus is the active abnormal dilation of the cerebral ventricular cavities and leads to a disorder of cerebrospinal fluid dynamics. Ventriculoperitoneal shunt and ventriculocisternostomy shunt are the most frequently used techniques in our context. However, a number of complications can occur. Our goal is to contribute to the improvement of the prevention of complications in the surgical management of hydrocephalus. Patients and Method: This is an observational study, over a period of five years and six months, of children aged 0-15 years who have undergone hydrocephalus surgery. All these data and their correlations were analyzed on Excel and EPI Info tables in version 7.2.3.1. The study was previously submitted to the ethics committee for approval. Anonymity and compliance with ethical rules were the norm. Results: We collected 18 cases of complications, i.e. 11.92%. Infants were the most affected with 16.70%. Most of the patients had a risk factor of neighborhood skin lesions. These were mainly infectious complications 50% and mechanical complications 33.30%. For the management of complications, equipment removal and revision/replacement were the procedures most frequently adopted, with frequencies of 50% and 22.20%. 66.70% were improved. Conclusion: The management of hydrocephalus is essentially neurosurgical and involves ventriculoperitoneal shunt and ventriculocisternostomy shunt, which, despite their effectiveness, are sometimes accompanied by various complications, including infectious ones, which were found to be at the forefront of this study. Even if the evolution has been favorable for 2/3 of the children studied, we believe that the constant search for risk factors for complications and the education of the parents of the children will limit the occurrence of the complications found.},
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