Spontaneous umbilical CSF fistula in an adult as a complication of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is the most commonly used CSF shunt in the modern era and widely accepted for the management of hydrocephalus. Numerous abdominal complications have been reported in the literature. Spontaneous umbilical fistula from VP shunt, although uncommon, has been reported prev...

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Published in:British journal of neurosurgery 2006-08, Vol.20 (4), p.244-246
Main Authors: Woon, K., Yap, Y., Cartmill, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adults
Biological and medical sciences
Blood vessels
Case studies
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Fistula - diagnostic imaging
Fistula - etiology
Humans
Hydrocephalus - therapy
Medical sciences
Medical treatment
Neurological disorders
Neurosurgery
Radiography
Staphylococcal Infections - diagnosis
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Umbilicus
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt - adverse effects
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Summary:Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is the most commonly used CSF shunt in the modern era and widely accepted for the management of hydrocephalus. Numerous abdominal complications have been reported in the literature. Spontaneous umbilical fistula from VP shunt, although uncommon, has been reported previously in children, but never in an adult. This is a case report on an adult who was treated for spontaneous umbilical fistula at our unit.
ISSN:0268-8697
1360-046X
DOI:10.1080/02688690600852746