- Awni Musharbash: Division of Neurosurgery, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan. amusharb@go.com.jo
To evaluate the nonclosure of the peritoneum during insertion of the distal end of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt in the peritoneal cavity, 43 patients in whom a ventriculoperitoneal shunt was inserted using laparotomy with nonclosure of the peritoneum for insertion of the distal catheter were reviewed. No morbidity occurred during a follow-up period of 3-9 months. We think that nonclosure of the peritoneum is safe in shunt surgery, but needs to be evaluated in further studies.