title: Brain abscess and granuloma formation as late complications of retained ventricular catheter.
abstract: This report presents a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt, delayed development of brain abscess and foreign body granuloma formation adjacent to the intraventricular catheter. Both the complications occurring in the same patient is unusual.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Capetown, South Africa. drahmed22@yahoo.com
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gretchel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Govender
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hartzenberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*