Intrathoracic migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Intrathoracic migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt can be transdiaphragmatic or supradiaphragmatic. This complication causes important respiratory symptoms. CASE PRESENTATION: A 7 year-old Caucasian female, hospitalized with the prediagnosis of pneumonia, was determined to have vent...

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Autores principales: Karapolat, S, Onen, A, Sanli, A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2490671/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18637179
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-1-42
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Intrathoracic migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt can be transdiaphragmatic or supradiaphragmatic. This complication causes important respiratory symptoms. CASE PRESENTATION: A 7 year-old Caucasian female, hospitalized with the prediagnosis of pneumonia, was determined to have ventriculoperitoneal shunt migration at left hemithorax. A left thoracotomy was performed and the shunt was successfully removed transdiaphragmatically. CONCLUSION: The patients with intrathoracic migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt must be treated surgically as soon as possible. Transdiaphragmatic surgical approach would be more suitable from the point of surgical easiness.

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