title: [Pulmonary hypertension in children treated with ventriculo-atrial shunt in hydrocephalus].
abstract: Four infants treated with ventriculo-atrial shunt for hydrocephalus developed sudden pulmonary hypertension, several years after the first operation. All infants died in spite of replacement of the distal shunt and AK treatment. At necropsy, old microemboli were found in the small lung vessels in two infants whereas the two other infants were suspected of having the same lesions from clinical investigations. The overall frequency for this complication was estimated to be 6.7% (95% CI 1.4-14.3%).
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Pryds
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Jacobsen
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gjerris
mesh_terms: D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications
vernacular_title: Pulmonal hypertension hos børn behandlet med ventrikulo-atrial shunt for hydrocephalus.