Recurrent ventriculoperitoneal shunt pseudocyst in a nine-year-old girl

A case of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt pseudocyst in a 9-year-old girl diagnosed using computed tomography is reported. Two attempts at relocation of the shunt failed to prevent reaccumulation of cerebrospinal fluid. A ventriculoatrial shunt was then performed with a successful outcome. Such pseudoc...

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Published in:Klinische Wochenschrift 1990-05, Vol.68 (9), p.485-487
Main Authors: Baumgartner, F J, Moore, T C, Mitchner, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
Child
Cysts - diagnostic imaging
Cysts - surgery
Female
Humans
Hydrocephalus - surgery
Peritoneal Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Peritoneal Diseases - surgery
Peritoneum
Postoperative Complications - diagnostic imaging
Postoperative Complications - surgery
Recurrence
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:A case of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt pseudocyst in a 9-year-old girl diagnosed using computed tomography is reported. Two attempts at relocation of the shunt failed to prevent reaccumulation of cerebrospinal fluid. A ventriculoatrial shunt was then performed with a successful outcome. Such pseudocysts should be part of the differential diagnosis of abdominal processes in patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunts. If relocation of the shunt outside the pseudocyst is unsuccessful, a ventriculoatrial shunt is generally indicated.
ISSN:0023-2173
1432-1440
DOI:10.1007/BF01648905