[A ventriculoperitoneal shunt as a rare cause of ascites].
We report the case of a 22-year-old man with a craniopharyngioma, who developed ascites following a ventriculoperitoneal shunt procedure for hydrocephalus. The ascites was resolved with diversion of the distal catheter into the right atrium. A ventriculoperitoneal shunt can cause ascites, even without neurological symptoms suggestive of shunt malfunction.
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Sección de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Covadonga, Oviedo.
Riestra
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Navascués
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Sotorrio
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Rodríguez
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Alonso
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Pérez
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Rodrigo
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D000328:Adult; D001201:Ascites / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*
Derivación ventriculoperitoneal como causa infrecuente de ascitis.