ArticleBMC surgery2013
Abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst occurring 21 years after ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement: a case report.
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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
- Rare case of intraperitoneal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst secondary to ventriculoperitoneal shunt: A case report and literature review.Surgical neurology international · 2026Article
- Cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst presenting as ascites: A case report.World journal of hepatology · 2025Article
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt-associated giant intraperitoneal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocysts: A case report and literature review.Surgical neurology international · 2025Article
- An unusual complication of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of a giant cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst.Endoscopy · 2024Article
- Abdominal pseudocyst complicating ventriculoperitoneal shunt: A rare indication for ventriculopleural shunt conversion.Clinical case reports · 2023Article
- Abdominal wall pseudocyst as a complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion: a case report.The Pan African medical journal · 2022Article
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- Hemorrhagic abdominal pseudocyst following ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a case report.BMC surgery · 2021Article
- Pseudocyst in Neck: A Case Report on Rare Complication of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt.Case reports in otolaryngology · 2021Article
- Huge abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst following ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2019Article
- Abdominal Cerebrospinal Fluid Pseudocyst Diagnosed with Point-of-care Ultrasound.Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine · 2019Article
- Abdominal pseudocyst as a complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement: Review of the literature and a proposed algorithm for treatment using 4 illustrative cases.Surgical neurology international · 2017Article
- Intraabdominal Pseudocyst Developed after Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report.Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR · 2015Article
- Deflating abdominal pseudocyst causing temporary normalization of ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
- Approach to Cystic Lesions in the Abdomen and Pelvis, with Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation.Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, IncArticle
- Intraperitoneal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst with ventriculoperitoneal shunt.African journal of paediatric surgery : AJPSArticle
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Abstract
backgroundVentriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) placement is an established procedure for the treatment of hydrocephalus of diverse etiologies in children and adults. Abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst, which is potentially life threatening, is a rare complication and usually occurs during childhood. However, with increasing longevity following successful treatment, it can also occur in adults. CASE PRESENTATION: Here we describe a 22-year-old man who was admitted to our hospital because of diffuse abdominal distention. A VPS was placed 21 years earlier to treat hydrocephalus secondary to spina bifida. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed a homogeneous low-density fluid collection adjacent to the VPS catheter tip, causing stomach obstruction. Thus a peritoneal pseudocyst around VPS was suspected and emergency laparotomy was performed. The large mass was localized in the left upper abdomen between the stomach and mesentery of the transverse colon, exactly at the omental bursa. The cystic mass was opened and 1500 ml of clear fluid was drained; the distal end of the VPS was repositioned outside the mass. Thus, an abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst as a complication of VPS was diagnosed.
conclusionGastroenterological surgeons should be aware of this possible complication, and this complication should be considered during differential diagnosis of an acute abdomen complaint.
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