Research progress in lumboperitoneal shunt for post-traumatic hydrocephalus / 中华创伤杂志

ABSTRACT

Post-traumatic hydrocephalus (PTH) is one of the common secondary lesions after severe craniocerebral injury.Shunt surgery is the most important surgical treatment in clinic.There are many kinds of shunt methods,but there is no uniform standard for method selection.Lumboperitoneal shunt (LP),as an important alternative operation,has gradually become one of the mainstream shunt operations.This article reviews the new operative indications of LP,the advantages of LP over traditional ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VP),the latest preoperative evaluation system and preoperative evaluation score of Huaxi LP,the technical points of LP operation,follow-up key points,common postoperative complications and management,so as to provide reference for exploring better technical routes and operative concepts of LP.