ArticleClinical practice and cases in emergency medicine2019
Abdominal Cerebrospinal Fluid Pseudocyst Diagnosed with Point-of-care Ultrasound.
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- Rare case of intraperitoneal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst secondary to ventriculoperitoneal shunt: A case report and literature review.Surgical neurology international · 2026Article
- Distended abdomen due to a pseudocyst around a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) · 2022Article
- 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
- 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
- Deflating abdominal pseudocyst causing temporary normalization of ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
Abdominal pseudocysts are rare complications of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts characterized by accumulations of cerebrospinal fluid surrounded by fibrous layers in the intra-abdominal cavity or abdominal wall. We present a woman with bilateral VP shunts who presented with right-sided abdominal distension, pain, and tenderness and who was found to have an abdominal pseudocyst on point-of-care ultrasound and computed tomography. Given the potential to develop a secondary infection or VP shunt malfunction, it is important for emergency providers to consider intra-abdominal complications of VP shunts, including rare ones such as abdominal pseudocysts, in these patients who present with vague abdominal complaints.
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