title: Peritoneal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocysts: a complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunts.
abstract: The authors report seven cases of peritoneal pseudocysts in children with ventriculoperitoneal shunts. After describing the etiopathogenetic hypotheses, the symptomatology and the diagnostic investigations, they review the various types of treatment adopted to date and propose a simple and effective method, which has resulted in rapid resolution of all seven cases.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurosurgery, University of Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burchianti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cantini
mesh_terms: D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D010537:Peritoneum; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy