title: Lesser sac cerebrospinal fluid collection. An unusual complication of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
abstract: Ventriculoperitoneal shunts provide an effective means of decreasing intracranial pressure and diverting cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). A variety of complications may be seen, however, with the peritoneal limb. This study describes the scintigraphic evaluation of a large intra-abdominal CSF pseudocyst and the migration of the shunt tip into the lesser peritoneal sac.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Boston City Hospital, Massachusetts 02118.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Eschelman
authors.forename: V W
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging