Spinal subdural hematoma formation following ventriculoperitoneal shunting for hydrocephalus. Case report.
A case of a 14-year-old girl who developed a spinal subdural hematoma after placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt is presented. Such a complication has not been previously reported. We believe that this represented an extension of intracranial subdural hematoma fluid into the spinal subdural space.
Silver
J M
JM
Division of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Wilkins
R H
RH
D000293:Adolescent; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009192:Myelography; D010537:Peritoneum; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed