Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

The Korean Neurosurgical Society (대한신경외과학회)
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Percutaneous Tunnel Ventriculostomy for the Hydrocephalus Complicated with Ventriculitis - Case Report -

뇌실염이 합병된 수두증환자에서 피하터널 조루술 - 증례보고 -

  • Hwang, Sung-Nam (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Cho, Jae-Young (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Park, Seung-Won (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Kim, Young-Baeg (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Choi, Duck-Young (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University)
  • 황성남 (중앙대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 조재영 (중앙대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 박승원 (중앙대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 김영백 (중앙대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 최덕영 (중앙대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실)
  • Received : 2001.03.08
  • Accepted : 2001.05.24
  • Published : 2001.07.28
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Abstract

Thirty nine-year-old man who required urgent shunt operation due to rapidly deteriorating visual acuity suffered from ventriculitis after aneurysmal operation. Daily dose of 20mg of vancomycin and amikyn were given intraventricularly via external ventricular catheter after failure of various kinds of systemic antibiotics. The exit of the catheter was made on the upper chest wall to prevent superinfection. External ventricular drainage could finally be switched to ventriculo-peritoneal shunt and he was discharged with clinical improvement.

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