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., ...More

CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM, vol.28, no.11, pp.1843-1848, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00381-012-1862-1
  • Journal Name: CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1843-1848
  • Keywords: 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 University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.