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Shunt failure is one of the common mechanical complications which lead to major morbidities. This study aims to compare between cranial part insertions of the V-P shunts guided by trans-anterior fontanel ultrasound versus conventional insertion.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A prospective comparative randomized study was conducted on 60 pediatric patients aged\u2009\u2264\u20092\u00a0years who suffered hydrocephalus and allocated into 2 groups. In the first group (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200930), the cranial parts of the ventriculoperitoneal shunts were inserted guided by trans-anterior fontanel ultrasound, and in the second group (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200930), the insertions were by the conventional method. The follow-up duration of the patients was 3\u00a0months.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Proximal part obstruction of the V-P shunt was found in 3 cases of the conventional group during follow-up with statistical insignificance (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.237) while adequate proximal part location recorded statistical significance (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0005) in favor of ultrasound-guided group.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The use of the anterior fontanel ultrasound guide during ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion is a feasible, safe, and effective technique for the placement of ventricular catheters in pediatric patients with a patent anterior fontanel.\n<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00381-022-05807-x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,23]],"date-time":"2022-12-23T03:02:38Z","timestamp":1671764558000},"page":"921-928","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Pediatric ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a comparative study between anterior fontanel ultrasound-guided versus conventional cranial end insertion"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"39","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4286-390X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wael Abd Elrahman Ali","family":"Elmesallamy","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Akrem Mhemed Ali","family":"Abofaid","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohamed Salah","family":"Mohamed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mahmoud M.","family":"Taha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,23]]},"reference":[{"issue":"1","key":"5807_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1038\/s41598-019-46328-z","volume":"9","author":"R Baghbani","year":"2019","unstructured":"Baghbani R (2019) An electrical model of hydrocephalus shunt incorporating the CSF dynamics. 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