Pleural effusion in a child with a correctly placed ventricle-peritoneal shunt
| Autor: | Ignacio Javier Gilete-Tejero, I Fernández-Portales, A Grande-Tejada, J.M. Cabezudo-Artero, J A Rodríguez Sánchez, M Botana-Fernández, J Giménez-Pando, C A Mondragón Tirado, A M Torres-De Aguirre |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pleural effusion business.industry macromolecular substances General Medicine medicine.disease Infant newborn Shunt (medical) Surgery 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Ventricle 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Hydrothorax medicine Neurology (clinical) business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | British journal of neurosurgery. |
| ISSN: | 1360-046X |
| Popis: | Pleural effusions in children (PE) due to ventricle-peritoneal shunt (VPS) is very rare, with few cases reported. We present a new case of an infant with VPS who had a massive hydrothorax not associated with misplacement or migration of the distal catheter or with ascites. After the evacuation of the PE we managed the patient by adjusting the pressure of the adjustable valve (AV). Sequential thoracic ultrasounds showed a satisfactory outcome. We review the literature thoroughly and describe the possible pathophysiological mechanisms. |
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