Hydrothorax: transdiaphragmatic migration of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter.
Symptomatic hydrothorax following ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion is a very rare complication. The patient was a 5-month-old child known to have had shunted congenital hydrocephalus two months before. He presented to the emergency room in respiratory distress. Chest X-ray and computerized tomography images confirmed left hydrothorax and showed transdiaphragmatic migration of the tip of the peritoneal catheter to the thoracic cavity. After the catheter had been shortened and replaced to the peritoneal cavity, the patient's symptoms abated.
Ergün
Rüçhan
R
Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara Dişkapi Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. ruchanergun@hotmail.com
Okten
Ali Ihsan
AI
Gezercan
Yurdal
Y
D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D006876:Hydrothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*