title: Abdominal pain resulting from cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst and cholelithiasis.
abstract: Patients treated with ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt procedures for hydrocephalus may have abdominal pain related to complications stemming from the shunt tubing itself or to other intra-abdominal disease. In patients with VP shunts, usually children, lack of absorption of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) may produce a painful abdominal CSF pseudocyst. We have reported the rare occurrence of a CSF pseudocyst in an adult. The patient was also found to have cholelithiasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Louisville, Ky.
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Engelhard
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications*; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*