A Case of Acute Epidural Hematoma after 4 months of Ventriculo-Peritoneal Shunt.
- Author:
Won Seok SEOK
1
;
Sung Rak LEE
;
Dong Gee KANG
;
Sang Chul KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Fatima Hospital, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Hydrocephalus;
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt;
Complication;
Epidural hematoma
- MeSH:
Germinoma;
Hematoma*;
Humans;
Hydrocephalus;
Radiotherapy;
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt*
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1996;25(8):1713-1716
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Although extra-axial hematoma is a well known complication in ventricular shunting, epidural hematomas(EDH) are not common in this setting. This is the report of an unusual case of acute EDH in a patient with hydrocephalus caused by pineal germinoma treated by ventriculoperitoneal(V-P) shunt and radiotherapy. The formation of acute EDH has been rarely reported as a complication of V-P shunt. We would like to share our experience with a case of acute EDH after 4 months of V-P shunt and a review of the literature is also included.
