CSF Ascites Complicating Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting.
- Author:
Byoung Hoi LEE
1
;
Sung Don KANG
;
Jong Moon KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt;
Complication;
Ascites
- MeSH:
Aged;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Ascites*;
Humans;
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt*
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2001;30(11):1345-1347
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Ventriculoperitoneal(VP) shunting has been associated with a variety of complications. CSF ascites secondary to VP shunting is very rare. We report a case of 68-year-old man with VP shunt in whom subclinical peritoneal infection presented with ascites. The patient was treated successfully with antibiotics and removal of the shunt. CSF ascites complicating VP shunt is reviewed and the pathogenesis of this condition is discussed.
