CSF fistula through the left lumbar region in adult following a ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery: a rare case report.
Neurol Sci
; 31(6): 817-20, 2010 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
A cranial spinal fluid fistula through left lumbar region following a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is an extremely rare complication. We report a 25-year-old man who presented with the leakage of clear fluid from the left lumbar region, 3 years after a VP shunt surgery. Computerized tomography scan of abdomen revealed that the distal end of the catheter penetrated into the inner layer of the wall of left lumbar region. He was managed successfully with abdominal part of shunt catheter removal from primary cervical and abdominal incision, a new abdominal part of VP shunt catheter replacement and prophylactic antibiotic.
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Assunto principal:
Lesões Encefálicas
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Derivação Ventriculoperitoneal
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Fístula
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Região Lombossacral
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2010
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Article