Absence of immunoreaction and cellular adhesion in a polyvinylpyrrolidone-coated ventricular catheter with choroid plexus obstruction: A case report
This case report highlights the complexity of novel catheter designs constructed from nonimmunogenic materials while considering catheter hole configuration and size to deter ChP growth into the catheter holes and the lumen to prevent cellular catheter occlusion.
Authors
- Bianca Romero
- Michael G. Muhonen
- Leandro Castañeyra-Ruiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5787-2032)
- Scott Self
- Seunghyun Lee
- Gio Jison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4677-411X)
- Sora Sato
- Celine Thao-Quyen Tran
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Orange County (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgical Neurology International
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25259/sni_970_2024
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.91