Conventional versus laparoscopic ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement: A retrospective study with…

Cohort studyJournal of minimal access surgery· Jul 2026

Conventional versus laparoscopic ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement: A retrospective study with prospectively collected data.

Anshul Gupta, Ashish Dey, Anurag Jain … Tarun Mittal

Pediatric NeurosurgeryCohort studyTreatmentQ3IF 1.1

Laparoscopic ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement linked to far fewer shunt revisions than open surgery

Conventional versus laparoscopic ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement: A retrospective study with prospectively collected data.

Anshul Gupta … Tarun Mittal

Journal of minimal access surgery · Jul 2026 · Q3 in Surgery

Background

Ventriculoperitoneal (ventriculoperitoneal) shunt placement is among the most common neurosurgical procedures.

Purpose

This study compares outcomes of open mini-laparotomy versus laparoscopic distal catheter placement.

Methods

A retrospective observational study of 150 patients (75 per group) undergoing ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, from May 2017 to April 2020.

n = 150 patients

Results

laparoscopic placement cut shunt revision surgery risk more than fourfold

Laparoscopic

4%

Open

17.3%

More results

Groups were comparable in demographics.

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Conclusion

Laparoscopic distal ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement is safe, feasible, and associated with significantly lower shunt revision rates and superior perioperative recovery compared to open mini-laparotomy.

Conventional versus laparoscopic ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement: A retrospective study with prospectively collected data.

Conventional versus laparoscopic ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement: A retrospective study with prospectively collected data.

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