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Communicating hydrocephalus can be handled either by the ventriculoperitoneal or, occasionally, the ventriculoatrial shunt. The lumboperitoneal shunt is another option. It does not require a transcranial approach; therefore, it is safer for the patient. We describe a technique that can be performed easily by a skilled laparoscopic surgeon through an anterior approach transabdominally. The lumboperitoneal (LP) shunt is placed laparoscopically under direct videoscopic vision, with the catheter inserted transabdominally through the L3 disc space into the thecal sac. In our patient, the lumboperitoneal shunt was placed at the L3 disc space for communicating hydrocephalus. There were no intraoperative or postoperative complications. The LP shunt can be easily placed by a skilled laparoscopic surgeon. The incidence of infection and complications is lower, and the patency rate is higher. This should be the initial choice for communicating hydrocephalus.
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Huie, F., Sayad, P., Usal, H. et al. Laparoscopic transabdominal lumboperitoneal shunt. Surg Endosc 13, 161–163 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649900929
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