Table 2.
Adult hydrocephalus
| Year | Author | Number of patients | Age | Previous shunt | Follow-up | Complications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Ketoff et al. | 16 (not specified how many were adults) | 0.9–23 y |
VP, VA, VPL, VSaph 1—none |
4w–7.5 y |
9—no complications 7—complications (shunt obstruction/disconnection/infection, enterotomy, pseudomembranous colitis, subdural hematoma, slit ventricles, cellulitis, wound dehiscence, unilateral hydrocephalus from an undrained ventricle contralateral to ventriculostomy) |
| 2007 | Fountas et al. | 1 | 31 y | Not specified | 20 y | Cholelithiasis |
| 2009 | Girotti et al. | 1 | 46 y | VP, VPL | 1 y | No complications |
| 2010 | Polo et al. [52] | 1 | 33 y | VP | 10 mo–3 y? | No complications |
| 2016 | Hasslacher-Arellano et al. [25] | 1 | 27 y | VP | Not specified | Not specified |
| 2017 | Guclu et al. | 1 | 44 y | VP, VA | Not specified | Not specified |
| 2017 | Scaife et al. | 1 | 20 y | VP, VPL, VA | Not specified | Ascending cholangitis due to a retained fragment in the gallbladder which later migrated to CBD and got lodged in the ampulla |