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ArticleCureus2020

Abdominal Cerebrospinal Fluid Pseudocyst as a Complication of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement.

Ted George O Achufusi, Philip Chebaya, Sekou Rawlins

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Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. 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 · 2022
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3 authors.

Ted George O AchufusiInternal Medicine, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, USA.
Philip ChebayaInternal Medicine, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, USA.
Sekou RawlinsGastroenterology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The abdominal cavity has long been used for absorption of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in patients with hydrocephalus. Although the procedure is quite common, there are complications that can potentially arise following ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt insertion. Here, we report a case of a 39-year-old female patient in which a large abdominal pseudocyst was developed as a complication of VP shunt placement. Ultrasonographical evaluation of the abdomen showed a well-defined cystic mass lesion later confirmed on CT abdomen. She subsequently underwent surgical excision of the pseudocyst with resolution of previous symptoms. Clinicians should be aware of this complication since early diagnosis improves outcome and reduce patient's suffering and distress.

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abdominal pseudocystasciteshydrocephalusventriculoperitoneal shunt

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PMID32742887
PMCPMC7384702

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