Tension pneumoventricle after placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a novel treatment strategy. Case report.
A case of pneumoventricle following insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt for hydrocephalus is described. The pneumoventricle was associated with significant morbidity, which improved with treatment. The authors propose a rational treatment for this condition, which, as far as they know, has not previously been described. They also discuss potential mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of pneumoventricle.
Perrin
Richard G
RG
Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Bernstein
Mark
M
D020863:Central Nervous System Cysts / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019416:Head Movements; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt; D014696:Ventriculostomy