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In this paper, we evaluated the suitability of the shuntography for the diagnosis of mechanical complications of the VPS in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>We retrospectively identified 49 patients with pathologic shuntography over of a period of 20 years in our hospital. The percentage of procedure-associated complications was determined.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Ninety-eight percent (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200948) of the patients who underwent shuntography showed clinical and radiographic signs of underdrainage prior to examination. Shuntography revealed mechanical complications of the VP shunt in 37% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200918) as a cause of clinical deterioration and following revision operation. During shuntography, mechanical obstruction was discovered in 78% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200914) and disconnection of shunt components in 22% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20094). In the obstruction group, in 50% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20097) the closure was detected in the ventricular catheter, in 29% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20094) in the distal catheter of the VPS, and in 21% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20093) in both sides of the VPS. In the case of an inconspicuous shuntography (63%, <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200931), the patients received symptomatic therapy (32%, <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200910) or re-adjustment of the valve setting (68%, <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200921). Fifty-seven percent of the patients who underwent surgical treatment improved clinically by at least one point according to the Kiefer score.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Shuntography can produce valuable clinical information uncovering mechanic complications after implantation VPS in patients with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus. Patients with mechanical complications of their VPS needed revision surgery and showed clinical benefit after treatment.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00234-021-02834-4","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,11,26]],"date-time":"2021-11-26T09:03:02Z","timestamp":1637917382000},"page":"745-752","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["The role of shuntography in diagnosis of mechanic complications after implantation of ventriculoperitoneal shunts in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a retrospective clinical evaluation"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"64","author":[{"given":"Sergej","family":"Rot","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Leonie","family":"Goelz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Holger","family":"Arndt","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pawel","family":"Gutowski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ullrich","family":"Meier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Johannes","family":"Lemcke","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,11,26]]},"reference":[{"issue":"2\u20133","key":"2834_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"67","DOI":"10.1007\/s101430050035","volume":"22","author":"A Aschoff","year":"1999","unstructured":"Aschoff A, Kremer P, Hashemi B, Kunze S (1999) The scientific history of hydrocephalus and its treatment. 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