Retrospective Observational Study of Clinical Profile of Hydrocephalus Presenting to Tertiary Care Teaching Government Hospital in Maharashtra.

BACKGROUND: Hydrocephalus is known as a condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) builds up within ventricles or fluid containing cavities of brain. OBJECTIVE: This study was done to analyze the presentation and post procedure outcome of patients after ventriculoperitoneal shunt. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study is a retrospective observational study and included all the patients who underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunt in our hospital from December 2016 to December 2021. RESULTS: This study included 250 patients who were admitted in our hospital from December 2016 to December 2021 and underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunt procedure. All patients presented with headache was the commonest symptom in adults, while increase in head circumference was the commonest presentation in infants. The most common tumor associated with hydrocephalus was cerebellopontine angle tumors. The commonest cause of shunt obstruction was mechanical failure. There were no anesthesia related complications associated with our procedures. CONCLUSION: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt(V-P shunt) is the procedure of choice in patients with hydrocephalus with very low complication rates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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