An unusual case of cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst in a previously augmented breast.
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage catheters can cause a myriad of complications, in large part because they may migrate from their normal location to almost anywhere in the body. We present the unique case of a female patient who had previously undergone bilateral breast augmentation who experienced sudden painless swelling of her right breast 6 weeks after placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Radiologic examination demonstrated ensnarement of the distal aspect of the shunt around her implant, with subsequent formation of a CSF pseudocyst. Management of this patient included replacement of the shunt, drainage of the CSF pseudocyst, and preservation of the implant.
Spector
Jason A
JA
Division of Plastic Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, NYU Medical Center, 550 1st Avenue, H-169, New York, NY 10016, USA. Jason.spector@med.nyu.edu
Culliford
Alfred T
AT
Post
Nicholas H
NH
Weiner
Howard
H
Levine
Jamie P
JP
D019928:Breast Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D018427:Breast Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000601:surgery; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*