Ventriculoperitoneal shunting complicated with cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst and acute appendicitis.
Ventriculoperitoneal shunting (VPS) is the standard treatment of hydrocephalus in children but can be followed by various intraabdominal complications. Formation of a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pseudocyst is a rare VPS complication. A case of a non-infected CSF pseudocyst complicated with acute appendicitis is presented.
Department of Surgery, General Hospital of Chania, Crete, Greece. kyrkar@med.uoc.gr
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Krassoudakis
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Vlazakis
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Kakavelakis
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Gardikis
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Sakellaris
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Armpiros
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*