Sterile ascites from a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a case report and review of the literature.
Childs Nerv Syst
; 22(9): 1187-93, 2006 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Symptomatic, sterile cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ascites is a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt surgery. To date, reports in the literature have linked this unusual circumstance to various intra-abdominal, CNS, or nonspecific inflammatory causes. CASE REPORT We present the case of a four-year-old boy with a recently fenestrated arachnoid cyst and VP shunt, who presented with sudden-onset, sterile CSF ascites. The ascites resolved with conversion of the preexisting VP shunt to a ventriculoatrial shunt.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Complicaciones Posoperatorias
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Ascitis
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Quistes Aracnoideos
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Derivación Ventriculoperitoneal
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Falla de Equipo
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Childs Nerv Syst
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Año:
2006
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos