The Aetiology and Prevention of Shunt Nephritis

Overview

Journal Z Kinderchir Grenzgeb

Specialties General Surgery
Pediatrics

Date 1979 Dec 1

PMID 551623

Citations 7

Authors

R Bayston

J Swinden

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Abstract

The pathogenesis of shunt nephritis is reviewed and attention is drawn to the association between this disease and chronic shunt colonisation with delayed diagnosis. The results of applying a surveillance scheme, involving serological to patients having shunt surgery are reported. Ten cases of shunt nephritis occurred in a group of patients not followed by this method, whereas only one case occurred in the surveillance group.

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