Abstract
A simplified and safer ventriculo-peritoneal shunt method for hydrocephalus was performed in 14 patients. In addition to the common shunt operation kit, the only additional instruments needed were a surgineedle and a split cannula. The peritoneal cavity was punctured at the subumbilical region with a split cannula, using the same procedure as in a laparoscopy. The umbilical portion was pulled after inflating the abdomen with room air. This procedure shortened the surgical time and gave good results in all 14 patients, including 4 cases of shunt revision.
