Distal subgaleal-peritoneal shunt migration into the abdominal wall with subsequent formation of a pre-peritoneal pseudocyst: a rare complication. [PDF]
, 2010 Distal ventriculo-peritoneal shunt migration and extra-peritoneal CSF pseudocyst formation are unusual complications of shunt placement. We present a 65-year-old-female who received a subgaleal-peritoneal shunt to decompress a post-surgical subgaleal ...
Carmel, Peter W +4 more
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A Systematic Review of Cases of Meningitis in the Absence of Cerebrospinal Fluid Pleocytosis on Lumbar Puncture [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Definitive diagnosis of meningitis is made by analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) obtained from a lumbar puncture (LP), which may take days.
Pettigrew, Alexis, Troendle, Michelle
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The effects of lumboperitoneal and ventriculoperitoneal shunts on the cranial and spinal cerebrospinal fluid volume in a patient with idiopathic intracranial hypertension [PDF]
, 2016 Lumboperitoneal (LP) and ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts are a frequent treatment modality for idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). Although these shunts have been used for a long time, it is still not clear how they change the total craniospinal
Frobe, Ana +5 more
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Cerebrospinal fluid shunt complications.
The Turkish journal of pediatrics, 1997 PubMed ID ...
Guzelbag, E, Ersahin, Y, Mutluer, S
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Huge abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst following ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019 Introduction Abdominal pseudocysts comprising cerebrospinal fluid are an uncommon but significant complication in patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
Yasuhiro Koide +10 more
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npj Digital Medicine, 2020 Hydrocephalus is a common disorder caused by the buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain. Treatment typically involves the surgical implantation of a pressure-regulated silicone tube assembly, known as a shunt.
Siddharth R. Krishnan +25 more
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Brain HemorrhagesChronic hydrocephalus after subarachnoid hemorrhage may become inevitable, necessitating a permanent cerebrospinal fluid shunt. We report a 40-year-old woman with SAH and a CHESS score of 6.
Saif D. Salman +8 more
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Beta-2-transferrin to detect cerebrospinal fluid pleural effusion: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009 Introduction Pleural effusion secondary to ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion is a rare and potentially life-threatening occurrence. Case presentation We describe a 14-month-old Caucasian boy who had a ventriculoperitoneal shunt inserted for ...
Smith Jennifer C, Cohen Eyal
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The Western journal of medicine, 1977 Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt technology has undergone rapid advances in the past two decades. As a result, pediatricians and other primary care physicians are being asked with increasing frequency to provide care for persons with CSF shunts. Familiarity with the more common shunts is a prerequisite to intelligent management of shunt related problems.
C J, Sells, D B, Shurtleff
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Niños portadores de una válvula de derivación de líquido cefalorraquídeo: motivos de consulta, diagnósticos y consumo de recursos en el servicio de urgencias [PDF]
, 2018 Objetivos: Determinar los motivos de consulta en el servicio de urgencias de los niños portadores de válvula de derivación de líquido cefalorraquídeo (VDL), así como sus diagnósticos al alta, y comparar el consumo de recursos que generan con el de la ...
Aparicio Coll, Arantxa +3 more
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