title: Recurrent ventriculoperitoneal shunt pseudocyst in a nine-year-old girl.
abstract: A case of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt pseudocyst in a 9-year-old girl diagnosed using computed tomography is reported. Two attempts at relocation of the shunt failed to prevent reaccumulation of cerebrospinal fluid. A ventriculoatrial shunt was then performed with a successful outcome. Such pseudocysts should be part of the differential diagnosis of abdominal processes in patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunts. If relocation of the shunt outside the pseudocyst is unsuccessful, a ventriculoatrial shunt is generally indicated.
authors.affiliation: CSICU, Vancouver General Hospital, Canada.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Baumgartner
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mitchner
mesh_terms: D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002648:Child; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D010537:Peritoneum; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed