title: Complications following ventriculo-peritoneal and subsequent ventriculo-atrial shunting resolved by third ventriculostomy.
abstract: Ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunt is the most common form of treatment for hydrocephalus and rejection to the shunt hardware is very rare. Also, in ventricul-atrial (VA) shunt thrombi and embolism are possible but rare complications. For the first time, we present a case of rejection and thrombosis following VP and VA shunt in the same patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai 200003, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Jun
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Zhengyang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Guo-Han
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Ju-Xiang
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yi-Cheng
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D020542:Third Ventricle / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014696:Ventriculostomy / Q000379:methods