A Case of Post-Traumatic Pseudomeningocele Treated by Lumboperitoneal Shunt.
- Author:
Hyung Shik SHIN
1
;
Seung Kon HUH
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Pseudomeningocele;
Lumboperitoneal shunt
- MeSH:
Adult;
Female;
Humans;
Hydrocephalus
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1989;18(5):795-797
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 27-year-old woman with a clavicular fracture and post-traumatic hydrocephalus developed a subclavicular pseudomeningocele which was successfully treated by lumboperitoneal shunt. A brief review of the neurosurgical literature on the management of pseudomeningocele is presented.
