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Table 2 Incidence of VP shunt complications in relation to site and etiology

From: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt complications: a local study at Qena University Hospital: a retrospective study

Site of VP shunt patients

No. of VP shunt (total = 205)

No. of complicated shunts (total = 30)

Percentage of complicated shunts

Occipitoparietal

162

26

86.67

Frontal

43

4

13.33

Etiology

No. of patient’s shunts (total = 205)

Complicated shunt

No. of patients

Percentage of complicated shunts

Congenital

188

28

93.33

Post meningitic

10

1

3.33

Post S.A.H

4

1

3.33

Tumors

3

0

0