title: Fibrothorax in adulthood caused by a cerebrospinal fluid shunt in the treatment of hydrocephalus.
abstract: Ventriculopleural shunts have been used as an alternative to ventriculoperitoneal shunts in the treatment of hydrocephalus. Although recurrent pleural effusion is a known complication of this procedure, severe fibrothorax requiring decortication has been described only once, in a case involving a child. The authors report a case of a severe fibrothorax with an entrapped lung presenting in an adult patient.
authors.affiliation: Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, East Yorkshire, UK.
authors.forename: Tanveer Ahmed
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Joseph F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Khalil-Marzouk