TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Neurosurgery for the Pediatric Surgeon A1 - Allmen, Daniel von A2 - Ziegler, Moritz M. A2 - Azizkhan, Richard G. A2 - Allmen, Daniel von A2 - Weber, Thomas R. PY - 2014 T2 - Operative Pediatric Surgery, 2e AB - Ventriculoperitoneal shunts may require peritoneal, pleural, or vascular access and are a frequent cause for collaboration between a pediatric neurosurgeon and pediatric general surgeon.Routine general surgery procedures, including laparoscopic operations, can be performed with a low risk in patients with shunts in place.Myelomeningocele occurs with a frequency of 1 in 1200–1400 live births. Pediatric general surgeons may be called on to assist neurosurgeons with shunt placements, feeding access, or appendicostomies.Fetal interventions may reduce the complications of myelomeningoceles.Juxtaposisiton of neuroectoderm and endoderm during embryogenesis produces a number of congenital malformations involving both neural and gastrointestinal tissues that require a collaborative effort to repair.Neoplasms traversing the neural foramina may require a combined surgical approach to treat. Neuroblastoma and its variants are most common. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100437877 ER -