Huge abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst following ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a case report

Huge abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst following ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a case report

Abstract Introduction Abdominal pseudocysts comprising cerebrospinal fluid are an uncommon but significant complication in patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunt. We present a successfully treated 12-year-old boy with a history of ventriculoperitoneal shunting and a huge abdominal cerebrospinal fl...

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Main Authors: Yasuhiro Koide, Takaaki Osako, Masahiro Kameda, Hiromi Ihoriya, Hirotsugu Yamamoto, Noritomo Fujisaki, Toshiyuki Aokage, Tetsuya Yumoto, Isao Date, Hiromichi Naito, Atsunori Nakao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Abdominal pseudocyst
Cerebrospinal fluid
Complication
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-2308-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-2308-0

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