Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt procedure complicated by liver capsule perforation. A case report.
A 29-year-old woman in childbed, presented with obstruction hydrocephalus due to a cerebellar spongioblastoma, was treated by ventriculo-peritoneal shunting. The peritoneal spring catheter used in this procedure caused a perforation of the liver capsule. The type and length of a catheter appropriate to such a case are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed