Advances in pediatric surgery
- Volume 16 Issue 2
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- Pages.196-202
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- 2010
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- 2635-8778(pISSN)
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- 2635-8786(eISSN)
Abdominal Cerebrospinal Pseudocyst: a Complication of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt in a Child
뇌실복강단락술 후 발생한 복강 내 가성낭종
- Boo, Yoon-Jung (Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine)
- 부윤정 (고려대학교 의과대학 외과학교실 소아외과)
- Received : 2010.11.16
- Accepted : 2010.12.24
- Published : 2010.12.31
Abstract
Abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst is an uncommon complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) performed for hydrocephalus. The incidence of VPS complications in children is higher than in adults. There are controversies and difficulties in the treatment of the abdominal pseudocyst. We report a case of abdominal pseudocyst complicating VPS in a boy. Partial excision of pseudocyst and replacement of the VP shunt were effective during a followup of 18 months postoperatively with no recurrence.