CSF hydrothorax: neither migration of peritoneal catheter into the chest nor ascites. Case report and review of the literature

ULUS A., KURUOĞLU E., ÖZDEMİR S., YAPICI O., ŞENSOY S. G., YARAR E., ...Daha Fazla

CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM, cilt.28, sa.11, ss.1843-1848, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00381-012-1862-1
  • Dergi Adı: CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1843-1848
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt, Hydrothorax, Complication, Hydrocephalus, VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT CATHETER, CEREBROSPINAL-FLUID HYDROTHORAX, RECURRENT PLEURAL EFFUSION, INTRATHORACIC MIGRATION, TRANSDIAPHRAGMATIC MIGRATION, INTRAPLEURAL MIGRATION, COMPLICATION, FAILURE, INFANT
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Complications of ventriculoperitoneal (V/P) shunt surgery are generally due to infection, or mechanical or dynamic dysfunction. Thoracic complications like cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) hydrothorax are rarely seen.