title: Giant hemicranial calcified subdural empyema--unusual complication following ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion.
abstract: The authors describe an extremely unusual case of a giant hemicranial subdural empyema occurring nine years after insertion of a venticuloperitoneal shunt. Though the empyema was evacuated, the child suffered significant morbidity and remained hemiparetic. The present case highlights the delayed morbidity following a ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion and the need of prolonged and regular follow up in children who have undergone this procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Manish K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kasliwal
authors.forename: Sumit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: Rajinder
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Bhawani S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002114:Calcinosis; D002648:Child; D003399:Craniotomy; D004322:Drainage; D013354:Empyema, Subdural / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009017:Morbidity; D010291:Paresis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*