Open AccessIntraperitoneal Pseudocyst Associated with Peritoneal Shunt
Author(s) -
John P. Latchaw,
Joseph F. Hahn
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1227/00006123-198104000-00013
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , shunt (medical) , computed tomographic , surgery , radiology , computed tomography
We report a case of an intraperitoneal pseudocyst as a complication of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. The sequestration was visualized by abdominal computed tomographic scan and was heralded by an increase in hepatic enzyme levels. This complication may be related to previous abdominal surgery. A review of the literature relating to this unusual complication is presented.