title: Intracerebral hematoma following lumboperitoneal shunt insertion: a rare case report.
abstract: Lumboperitoneal shunting is widely used for the surgical management of pseudotumor cerebri and other pathologies such as communicating hydrocephalus. Although it is a safe method, it could be associated with complications including subarachnoid hemorrhage, subdural and rarely intracerebral hematoma. A 44-year-old female applied to our clinic with complaints of severe headache, retroorbital pain and blurred vision. Lumbar puncture demonstrated cerebrospinal fluid opening pressure of cmH2O. A non-programmable lumboperitoneal shunt with two distal slit valves was inserted due to pseudotumor cerebri. She deteriorated shortly after surgery. Immediate cranial computed tomography scan revealed a right parietal intracerebral hematoma. Development of intracerebral hematoma following lumboperitoneal shunt is a rare complication. We discuss this rare event accompanied by the literature.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health Yildirim Beyazit Diskapi Education and Research Hospital, 1. Neurosurgery Clinic, Ankara, Turkey. drmet122@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Erhan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Turkoglu
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kazanci
authors.forename: Ergun
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karavelioglu
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanli
authors.forename: Burcu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kazanci
authors.forename: Zeki
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sekerci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed