TY - JOUR
T1 - A novel safe approach to laparoscopic colorectal cancer resection in patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunt
T2 - report of two cases and literature review
AU - Fuad, Shalabi
AU - Doron, Kopelman
AU - Dror, Karni
AU - Hatoum, Ossama A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. © The Author(s) 2018.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - There is ongoing challenges regarding the safety of performing laparoscopic surgery with the presence of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts, especially in patients treated for cancer disease. To date, only one case has been reported in the English literature. Herein, we report an additional two cases of patients with previous insertion of a VP shunt, diagnosed with colon cancer. Both our patients underwent successful laparoscopic colectomies, without clamping or removal of the VP shunt, with no reported perioperative complications or postoperative neurological deficits. Laparoscopic bowel resection for cancer, in patients with a pre-existing VP shunt, could be considered a potentially safe and feasible procedure. Furthermore, due to the increasing number of patients with VP shunts, additional case reports and investigations are warranted to further confirm safety of this procedure.
AB - There is ongoing challenges regarding the safety of performing laparoscopic surgery with the presence of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts, especially in patients treated for cancer disease. To date, only one case has been reported in the English literature. Herein, we report an additional two cases of patients with previous insertion of a VP shunt, diagnosed with colon cancer. Both our patients underwent successful laparoscopic colectomies, without clamping or removal of the VP shunt, with no reported perioperative complications or postoperative neurological deficits. Laparoscopic bowel resection for cancer, in patients with a pre-existing VP shunt, could be considered a potentially safe and feasible procedure. Furthermore, due to the increasing number of patients with VP shunts, additional case reports and investigations are warranted to further confirm safety of this procedure.
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U2 - 10.1093/jscr/rjx264
DO - 10.1093/jscr/rjx264
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AN - SCOPUS:85092172676
SN - 2042-8812
VL - 2018
JO - Journal of Surgical Case Reports
JF - Journal of Surgical Case Reports
IS - 1
M1 - rjx264
ER -
