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Pleural effusion from intrathoracic migration of a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt catheter: pediatric case report and review of the literature
BACKGROUND: Pleural effusion is a rare complication of ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting and its diagnosis is difficult in patients with neurological and consciousness impairment. CASE REPORT: Herein we report the case of a child affected by Pfeiffer syndrome and hydrocep...
Autores principales: | Porcaro, Federica, Procaccini, Emidio, Paglietti, Maria Giovanna, Schiavino, Alessandra, Petreschi, Francesca, Cutrera, Renato |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5870185/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29587815 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13052-018-0480-2 |
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