Acute Shunt Malfunction Caused by Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy without Shunt Infection.
10.3340/jkns.2014.56.4.361
- Author:
Jingyu CHOI
1
;
Seung Seog KI
;
Seoungwoo PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Gangwondo Sokcho Medical Center, Sokcho, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt;
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy;
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction;
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection
- MeSH:
Catheters;
Gastrostomy*;
Humans;
Hydrocephalus;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2014;56(4):361-363
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement is often performed in patients with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt and it has been accepted as a safe procedure. The authors report a case of a 50-year-old male who developed acute exacerbation of the hydrocephalus immediately after the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement without any signs of shunt infection, which has not been reported until now. After revision of the intraperitoneal shunt catheter, the sizes of the intracranial ventricles were normalized.
