Distal subgaleal-peritoneal shunt migration into the abdominal wall with subsequent formation of a pre-peritoneal pseudocyst: a rare complication

Distal subgaleal-peritoneal shunt migration into the abdominal wall with subsequent formation of a pre-peritoneal pseudocyst: a rare complication

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 fluid collection. Eight weeks later, shunt series...

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Main Authors: Nikhil G. Thaker, Antonios Mammis, Daniel S. Yanni, Rahul Singh, Peter W. Carmel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2010-09-01
Series:Journal of Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
neurosurgery
subgaleal-peritoneal
shunt
cyst
Online Access:http://jscr.co.uk/2010/09/neurosurgery/distal-subgaleal-peritoneal-shunt-migration-into-the-abdominal-wall-with-subsequent-formation-of-a-pre-peritoneal-pseudocyst-a-rare-complication/

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