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Ventriculo-femoro-caval shunt: a salvage surgery.

Ventriculo-femoral vein shunts have been described in few case reports as an alternative for treating complex cases of hydrocephalus in which other accesses are discarded. To our best knowledge, only 6 cases have been reported in the literature to date. We present a case of a 2-year-old female patient with hydrocephalus secondary to neonatal sepsis and meningitis. Patient was operated with various types of shunting procedures, such as ventriculo-peritoneal (V-P) shunt, ventriculo-atrial (V-A) shunt, ventriculo-pleural (V-PL) shunt, ventriculo-vesical shunt, ventriculo-superior sagittal sinus (V-SSS) shunt, and ventriculo-caval (V-C) shunt. All previous procedures were unsuccessful in treating the hydrocephalus. Finally, right ventriculo-femoro-caval shunt procedure was performed. Distal catheter was inserted into the right femoral vein and passed toward inferior vena cava under fluoroscopy guidance. The early postoperative period was uneventful. Late postoperative complications consisting of few periods of shunt dysfunction and distal obstruction were managed as an outpatient with injection for diluted heparin in the shunt valve, resulting in recovery of the shunt function. This was the management until the age of 4 when the femoral vein shunt was removed and right ventriculo-pleural shunt was placed. The patient tolerated this surgery and long-term follow-up showed good neurological status without episodes of shunt dysfunction.

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