Acute cerebrospinal fluid hydrothorax: a delayed complication of subdural-pleural shunting.
A 31/2-year-old child with a bilateral chronic subdural hematoma due to battering suffered a recurrence on one side. She was treated successfully with a subdural-pleural shunt. Two months later, she returned with severe respiratory embarrassment due to what we think was a cerebrospinal fluid hydrothorax. The maintenance of her earlier neurological recovery was confirmed, and her hydrothorax was cured by removing the shunt. No hydrocephalus ensued.
D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006876:Hydrothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D010994:Pleura / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology