Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt procedure complicated by liver capsule perforation. A case report

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 1987;89(1):55-7. doi: 10.1016/s0303-8467(87)80078-1.

Abstract

A 29-year-old woman in childbed, presented with obstruction hydrocephalus due to a cerebellar spongioblastoma, was treated by ventriculo-peritoneal shunting. The peritoneal spring catheter used in this procedure caused a perforation of the liver capsule. The type and length of a catheter appropriate to such a case are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Catheters, Indwelling / adverse effects*
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / adverse effects*
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / instrumentation
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / diagnostic imaging
  • Hydrocephalus / surgery*
  • Liver / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver / injuries*
  • Peritoneal Cavity
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / surgery*
  • Reoperation
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed