Spontaneous asymptomatic migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt into thoracic cavity: A case report with review of literature
| Autor: | Shib Shankar Burman, Kaushik Saha, Hinglaj Saha, Dipak Ghosh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Thoracic cavity business.industry General Neuroscience medicine.disease Asymptomatic 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Shunt (medical) Surgery 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Cerebrospinal fluid Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Hydrothorax medicine.symptom Complication business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences. 13:352 |
| ISSN: | 1817-1745 |
| Popis: | Intrathoracic migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt is a rare complication and usually complicated with pneumonia or cerebrospinal fluid hydrothorax, which leads to diagnosis and early interventions. Very rarely patient remains asymptomatic. Here is a case report of a 6-year-old boy with a rare asymptomatic intrathoracic migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt. |
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