title: Adult hydrocoele complicating a lumboperitoneal shunt.
abstract: We report an adult patient who developed a right-sided hydrocoele following a lumboperitoneal shunt. While hydrocoeles have been described as a rare complication following ventriculo- and lumboperitoneal shunts in children, we are unaware of any previously reported cases of hydrocoeles resulting from such shunts in adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Pollak
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Marcus
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dorward
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thorne
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000628:therapy*; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000601:surgery; D010211:Papilledema / Q000628:therapy; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed