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ArticleBMJ case reports2020

Ventriculoperitoneal shunt induced neck mass mimicking sternocleidomastoid tumour: a previously unreported complication.

Mahendra Kumar Jangid, Reyaz Ahmad, Garima Goel, Sujeet Pandre

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mahendra Kumar JangidDepartment of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Science, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Reyaz AhmadDepartment of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Science, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India reyaz.pediasurg@aiimsbhopal.edu.in.
Garima GoelDepartment of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Science, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Sujeet PandreDepartment of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Science, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) for hydrocephalus is associated with various complications. Torticollis due to shunt tract fibrosis is a rare complication of VPS that occurs years later after the initial operation. However, shunt track fibrosis that progressed to large neck mass, mimicking sternocleidomastoid tumour and causing torticollis is a previously unreported complication. This led to the restriction of neck movement and hemifacial hypoplasia. Complete excision of the mass restored neck movement.

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Diagnosis, DifferentialFibrosisHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansHydrocephalusNeckPostoperative ComplicationsVentriculoperitoneal Shunthead and neck surgeryneurosurgerypaediatric surgery

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PMID32641436
PMCPMC7342859
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