Large pseudocyst in the anterior extraperitoneal space as a complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt: A case report

Publication date: Available online 25 August 2015 Source:Formosan Journal of Surgery Author(s): Chung-Hsin Lee, Wen-Yu Cheng, Chiung-Chyi Shen Ventriculoperitoneal shunts are used as a common treatment for hydrocephalus to divert cerebrospinal fluid into the peritoneal cavity. However, the shunt devices have a high incidence of malfunction mainly caused by catheter obstruction or infection and are associated with various complications, 10–30% of which are abdominal. These complications include: peritoneal pseudocysts; pseudotumor of the mesentery; inguinal hernia; volvulus; ascites; peritonitis; migration of the catheter through the vagina, scrotum, umbilicus, or intestinal tract; and intestinal obstruction. In this paper, we report a patient with a large pseudocyst in the anterior extraperitoneal space caused by migration of a distal ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter (peritoneal catheter) that migrated from the peritoneal cavity to the anterior extraperitoneal space.
Source: Formosan Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research