CSF hydrothorax: neither migration of peritoneal catheter into the chest nor ascites. Case report and review of the literature

Ulus, Aykan; Kuruoglu, Enis; Ozdemir, Sadriye; Yapıcı, Oktay; Sensoy, Gulnar; Yarar, Ercan; Kaya, Ahmet; Şenel, Alparslan; Dagcinar, Adnan

doi:10.1007/s00381-012-1862-1

CSF hydrothorax: neither migration of peritoneal catheter into the chest nor ascites. Case report and review of the literature

Ulus A., Kuruoglu E., Ozdemir S. M., Yapıcı O., Sensoy G., Yarar E., ...Daha Fazla

CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM, cilt.28, sa.11, ss.1843-1848, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 11
Basım Tarihi: 2012
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00381-012-1862-1
Dergi Adı: CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1843-1848
Anahtar Kelimeler: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt, Hydrothorax, Complication, Hydrocephalus, VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT CATHETER, CEREBROSPINAL-FLUID HYDROTHORAX, RECURRENT PLEURAL EFFUSION, INTRATHORACIC MIGRATION, TRANSDIAPHRAGMATIC MIGRATION, INTRAPLEURAL MIGRATION, COMPLICATION, FAILURE, INFANT
Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Complications of ventriculoperitoneal (V/P) shunt surgery are generally due to infection, or mechanical or dynamic dysfunction. Thoracic complications like cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) hydrothorax are rarely seen.