Thrombosis and embolism complicating ventriculoatrial shunt for hydrocephalus: echocardiographic findings.
The echocardiographic findings of a right atrial thrombus and its migration to the right ventricle are presented. The thrombus occurred as a complication of an infected ventriculoatrial shunt system of the Pudenz-Heyer type for hydrocephalus.
D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000503:physiopathology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology