ArticleSurgical neurology international2017
Abdominal pseudocyst as a complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement: Review of the literature and a proposed algorithm for treatment using 4 illustrative cases.
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- Abdominal pseudocyst complicating ventriculoperitoneal shunt: A rare indication for ventriculopleural shunt conversion.Clinical case reports · 2023Article
- A rare case of inferior vena cava occlusion secondary to abdominal pseudocyst associated with ventriculoperitoneal shunt-case report and review of literature.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2022Review
- Huge subcutaneous extraperitoneal pseudocyst after migration of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
- Abdominal complications in patients with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: proposal for management recommendations from a single pediatric tertiary center.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2021Article
- An unusual complication of peritoneal dialysis: Answers.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2021Article
- Abdominal Cerebrospinal Fluid Pseudocyst as a Complication of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement.Cureus · 2020Article
- Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt-related Intrapelvic Abscess.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2020Article
- Shunt-Bronchial Fistula with Coughing Up and Swallowing of Cerebrospinal Fluid: Rare Complication of Ventriculopleural Shunt.World neurosurgery: X · 2020Article
- TB Meningitis and TB Peritonitis: Abdominal Pseudocyst and VP-Shunt Link.Case reports in radiology · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundVentriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt placement is one of the most commonly performed procedures in neurosurgery. One rare complication is the formation of an abdominal pseudocyst, which can cause shunt malfunction. CASE DESCRIPTIONS: We present four unique cases of abdominal pseudocyst formation. Our first patient initially presented with a right upper quadrant pseudocyst. Shunt was externalized and the distal end was revised with placement of catheter on the opposite side. He developed another pseudocyst within 5 months of shunt revision and developed another shunt failure. Our second patient had a history of shunt revisions and a known pseudocyst, presented with small bowel obstruction, and underwent laparotomy for the lysis of adhesions with improvement in his symptoms. After multiple readmissions for the same problem, it was thought that the pseudocyst was causing gastric outlet obstruction and his VP shunt was converted into a ventriculopleural shunt followed by percutaneous drainage of his pseudocyst. Our third patient developed hydrocephalus secondary to cryptococcal meningitis. He developed abdominal pain secondary to an abdominal pseudocyst, which was drained percutaneously with relief of symptoms. The fourth patient had a history of multiple shunt revisions and a previous percutaneous pseudocyst drainage that recurred with cellulitis and abscess secondary to hardware infection.
conclusionAbdominal pseudocysts are a rare but important complication of VP shunt placement. Treatment depends on etiology, patient presentation, and clinical manifestations. Techniques for revision include distal repositioning of peritoneal catheter, revision of catheter into pleural space or right atrium, or removal of the shunt completely.
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