Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Patients with Lumbar Peritoneal and Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt

Pratibha Panjiar, Priyanka Chawla, Sawdah Habib, Ria Tyagi

Abstract: Cerebral shunt placement to drain CSF from brain is the standard treatment of hydrocephalus. Many of these patients may require laparoscopic surgeries for various reasons. Hence, it is imperative to know anaesthetic implications of these shunts in patient posted for laparoscopic surgeries.

Keywords: Cerebral shunts, laparoscopic surgery, general anaesthesia