Open AccessUnusual accident during proximal ventricular shunt catheter removal in an infant: a case report
Author(s) -
Gabriele Sousa Barbosa,
Marília Freitas Santana,
Lara Moreira Ferreira,
Maria Suelly Nogueira Pinheiro,
Rondineia De Jesus Silva,
Liane de Brito de Carvalho Souza,
Washington Aspilicueta Pinto Filho,
Carlos Eduardo Barros Jucá
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
brazilian journal of case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2763-583X
DOI - 10.52600/2763-583x.bjcr.2022.2.1.40-43
Subject(s) - shunt (medical) , hydrocephalus , choroid plexus , medicine , macrocephaly , catheter , ventricular system , surgery , vehicle accident , cerebral ventricle , cerebrospinal fluid , anesthesia , pediatrics , central nervous system
Hydrocephalus is a common condition of accumulation of cerebral spinal fluid in the ventricular system. Generally, infants show with progressive macrocephaly or signs and symptoms of intracranial hypertension. The ventricular shunt represents a common and important treatment of hydrocephalus. However, it can occur some complications. The authors report a case of an accident of catheter removal in an infant, which the choroid plexus was removed by accident, and discuss how to diagnose and how to prevent it.