Critical ventriculo-peritoneal shunt failure due to peritoneal tuberculosis: Case report and diagnostic suggestions for abdominal pseudocyst

BACKGROUND: Tuberculous peritonitis (TBP) is a well-known complication of ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunt treatment for hydrocephalus resulting from tuberculous meningitis (TBM). However, a case of hydrocephalus unrelated to TBM resulting from VP shunt malfunction due to TBP has not been reported....

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Autores principales: Takase, Hajime, Tatezuki, Junya, Ikegaya, Naoki, Yamamoto, Daisuke, Hashimoto, Mizuki, Takagi, Makoto, Mochimatsu, Yasuhiko, Kawahara, Nobutaka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4078457/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24991474
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.132583

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