ArticleNeurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)2020
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt-associated abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocysts and the role of laparoscopy and a proposed management algorithm in its treatment. A report of 2 cases.
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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
- From shunt to gut: managing a ventriculoperitoneal shunt-associated abdominal pseudocyst causing bowel obstruction - a case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Rare case of intraperitoneal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst secondary to ventriculoperitoneal shunt: A case report and literature review.Surgical neurology international · 2026Article
- A giant monocular intra-abdominal CSF pseudocyst mimicking mesenteric cyst in a shunted child with spina bifida and hydrocephalus: A case report of diagnostic challenge and surgical management.International journal of surgery case reports · 2025Article
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt-associated giant intraperitoneal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocysts: A case report and literature review.Surgical neurology international · 2025Article
- 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
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Abstract
Abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst (APC) is a rare complication associated with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) placement. Abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst is defined as a cyst surrounded by a non-epithelial lining and filled with the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). In general, 1% - 4.5% of all patients treated with a VPS develop CSF pseudocysts. Here, we have presented 2 cases of APC complicating VPS placement and a proposed treatment management algorithm. The cases pertained to 7-year-old and 5-year-old children who had undergone VPS placement during infancy and presented with progressive abdominal distention and vomiting and fever, respectively. Both cases were assessed using similar investigations and imaging modalities and diagnosed with APC. However, the treatments were individually tailored based on the algorithm; successful outcomes were achieved in both patients. Abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst treatment is difficult considering the presence of adhesions and infection and is associated with a high recurrence rate.
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