What is it about?
This mostly technical report describes a new procedure for treating neonatal kittens with hydrocephalus by means of commercially-available cerebrospinal fluid catheters. It shows the success that can be achieved with this clinically-relevant technique.
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Why is it important?
To our knowledge, this was the first attempt to shunt a large animal model of pediatric hydrocephalus with clinical hardware.
Perspectives
This was a landmark study, both for me personally because it was our first attempt to treat hydrocephalus in animals with the same surgical procedures used on pediatric patients, and because it was a novel technique in the field. It also represented a close and inspiring collaboration with neurosurgical residents working in my lab, namely Drs. Tom Lovely, George Chorines and Lynn Wright (now Carey).
James McAllister
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Read the Original
This page is a summary of: A technique for placing ventriculoperitoneal shunts in a neonatal model of hydrocephalus, Journal of Neuroscience Methods, September 1989, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0270(89)90144-1.
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