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Coll G, Abed Rabbo F, de Schlichting E, Coste A, Chazal J, Garcier JM, Peyre H, Sakka L. Mechanical complications of cerebrospinal fluid shunt. Differences between adult and pediatric populations: myths or reality? Childs Nerv Syst 2021; 37:2215-2221. [PMID: 33768313 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-021-05125-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Shunt malfunctions seem more frequent in children (44 to 81%) than in adults (18 to 29%). Because of discrepancies between studies, it is not possible to affirm this disparity. The objective was to verify whether the incidence of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt malfunctions is higher in children than adults. METHODS We present a retrospective series of child and adult patients who underwent CSF shunt placement between 2000 and 2013 with a Sophysa SM8® valve. RESULTS 599 adults and 98 children (sex ratio 1.28) underwent CSF shunt placement. Age at first surgery ranged between 1 day of life and 90 years (mean of 55.8 years, SD 25.8, median 64.8 years). The mean follow-up was 4 years (SD 4.264, 0-16; median 3 years). The cumulative complication rate was 25.5% (178/697). Mechanical complications were disconnection (25.1%), migration (11.8%), intracranial catheter obstruction (8.9%) and malposition (8.4%). The mean delay for the first revision was 1.90 years (0-13.9), (SD 2.73, median 0.5). The probability of shunt failure was 65% at 10 years in the child group and 36% at 10 years in the adult group. Moreover, in the child group, 33% of revisions occurred during the first year after shunt placement versus 17% in the adult group. Thus, the probability of shunt failure was higher in children than in adults (log-rank test, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS This is the first retrospective study, comparing children and adults undergoing CSF shunt using the same valve, able to confirm the higher rate of complications in children.
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Affiliation(s)
- Guillaume Coll
- Service de Neurochirurgie B, Hôpital Gabriel Montpied, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, 58 rue Montalembert, F-63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Service de Neurochirurgie B, Hôpital Gabriel Montpied, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, 58 rue Montalembert, F-63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France. .,Laboratoire d'Anatomie et d'Organogenèse, Laboratoire de Biophysique Sensorielle, NeuroDol, faculté de médecine, Université Clermont Auvergne, F-63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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- Service de Neurochirurgie B, Hôpital Gabriel Montpied, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, 58 rue Montalembert, F-63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France
| | - Jean Chazal
- Service de Neurochirurgie B, Hôpital Gabriel Montpied, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, 58 rue Montalembert, F-63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France.,Laboratoire d'Anatomie et d'Organogenèse, Laboratoire de Biophysique Sensorielle, NeuroDol, faculté de médecine, Université Clermont Auvergne, F-63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Service de Radiologie Pédiatrique, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, F-63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Service de Psychiatrie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Hôpital Robert Debré, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), F-75005, Paris, France
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- Service de Neurochirurgie B, Hôpital Gabriel Montpied, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, 58 rue Montalembert, F-63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France.,Laboratoire d'Anatomie et d'Organogenèse, Laboratoire de Biophysique Sensorielle, NeuroDol, faculté de médecine, Université Clermont Auvergne, F-63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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