ISSN:
1432-1920
Keywords:
Ventrieuloperitoneal shunt
;
Pseudocyst
;
Abscess
;
Ultrasound
;
Ascaris lumbricoides
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The installation of the ventriculo-peritoneal shunt (VPS) is on the rise in the pediatric age. Its obstruction is a major cause for further deterioriation of the already present hydrocephalus. Distal VPS obstruction may be due to a pseudocyst, an infected pseudocyst or an abscess-formation within the peritoneal cavity. These pathologies are identified through an abdominal radiograph and ultrasonography. The sonographic signs are described and its differential diagnosis is discussed in relation to 6 diagnosed cases. One VPS was obstructed by Ascaris lumbricoides clinging to its tip within an abscess.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00404109
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