Threatened ventriculostomy shunt exposure: augmenting native soft tissue coverage with acellular dermal matrix graft

J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2012 Oct;10(4):324-6. doi: 10.3171/2012.7.PEDS126. Epub 2012 Aug 10.

Abstract

Avoiding threatened ventriculostomy shunt exposure in the pediatric population remains a difficult problem for the neurosurgeon and reconstructive surgeon. In this case series, the authors present a novel method of augmenting scalp soft tissue with acellular dermal matrix (ADM) in patients with a history of ventricular shunt revisions. Soft tissue augmentation with ADM successfully prevented shunt exposure in 3 patients with a history of shunt revision due to impending exposure following conventional techniques.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acellular Dermis*
  • Acrocephalosyndactylia / complications
  • Adult
  • Cerebral Palsy / complications
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / etiology
  • Hydrocephalus / surgery*
  • Male
  • Scalp / surgery*
  • Tetralogy of Fallot / complications
  • Ventriculostomy*