Radionuclide diagnosis of cerebrospino-pericardial communication after ventriculoatrial catheter placement for hydrocephalus.
A 1-month-old male child with a previously placed ventriculoatrial catheter presented with severe cardiorespiratory distress secondary to cardiac tamponade. A cerebrospino-pericardial communication from right atrial perforation by the catheter was diagnosed quickly and easily by a radionuclide injection of the proximal shunt reservoir.
D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000293:injuries; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m
D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m