Laparoscopy-assisted ventriculo-peritoneal shunt implantation in a dog: a case report

摘要

This article describes the procedure of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt implantation in an English bulldog with laparoscopy-assisted placement of the peritoneal catheter in the abdominal cavity. Prior to surgery, the patient was subjected to physical and neurological examinations involving a complete blood count (CBC), biochemistry profiling, EEG and MRI. This case report also describes the patient’s pharmacological treatment before the pro-cedure, the applied surgical technique and the benefits of the laparoscopy-assisted approach.