title: Pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade after ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement: a case report.
abstract: Insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt is a common neurosurgical procedure in both adult and paediatric patients. It is one of the most important treatments in cases of hydrocephalus; however, there is a wide range of complications: the most common complication being a shunt infection, and examples of rare complications are shunt migrations and cardiac tamponade. Several reports of distal ventriculoperitoneal shunt migration in different sites, including chest, right ventricle, pulmonary artery, bowel and scrotum were published. But pericardial effusion with cardiac tamponade and its relationship to distal ventriculoperitoneal shunt migration into the pericardial sac has never been reported.
authors: Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
authors: Natrujee
authors: N
authors: Wiwattanadittakul
authors: Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
authors: Kamornwan
authors: K
authors: Katanyuwong
authors: Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
authors: Chumpon
authors: C
authors: Jetjumnong
authors: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
authors: Rekwan
authors: R
authors: Sittiwangkul
authors: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand. kritmakon@yahoo.com.
authors: Krit
authors: 0000-0002-6285-7267
authors: K
authors: Makonkawkeyoon
mesh_terms: D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*
keywords: Cardiac tamponade; Pericardial effusion; Shunt migration; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt complications