ArticleIndian journal of pediatrics2003
Ascites in ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
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- Management of sterile abdominal pseudocysts in the context of ventriculoperitoneal shunts: a systematic review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025Pooled it
- Sterile cerebrospinal fluid ascites, hydrothorax and hydrocele as a complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunting in an elderly patient.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
- Failure of peritoneal and gallbladder shunts in a child with craniopharyngioma.Journal of pediatric neurosciences · 2013Article
- Brain metastases as a cause of malignant cerebrospinal fluid ascites: case report and review of the literature.CNS oncology · 2012Review
- Management problems in a case of third ventricular choroid plexus papilloma.Journal of pediatric neurosciences · 2012Article
- Shunts vs endoscopic third ventriculostomy in infants: are there different types and/or rates of complications? A review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2006Review
- Disseminated primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis: a case report with liquid based and conventional smear cytology.CytoJournal · 2005Article
- Shunt Ascites in a Fourth Ventricular Choroid Plexus Papilloma in a Young Child: An Uncommon Case.Journal of pediatric neurosciencesArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo fetch out the factors responsible for ascites, following shunt CSF diversion in cases of intracarnial lesions. Four children developing ascites/abdominal psuedocyst following ventriculoperitoneal shunt were analyzed to see the factors responsible for such complication.
methodsRecords of 4 cases developing ascites were studied retrospectively. These children developed ascites at 8 months, 6 months, 1 year and 1 year 2 months interval following their shunt installation.
resultsThe primary etiology of hydrocephalus was demonstrated as thalamic glioblastoma, choroid plexus papillomas of third ventricle, post tubercular meningitis hydrocephalus and suprasellar craniopharyngioma.
conclusionThe proposed etiology of ascites in these cases was peritoneal metastasis from thalamic glioblastoma through ventriculoperitoneal shunt in first case, excessive production of CSF by choroid plexus papilloma in second, infection in the third case and craniopharyngioma causing excessive production of CSF in the fourth child. All the children were treated by reasonable laparotomy and fenestration of cyst along with the repositioning of shunt tip at another site.
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