Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society  1982;11(4):571-575

Subphrenic Pseudocyst as a Complication of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: Case Report.

Do Heum YOON 1 ; Joong Uhn CHOI ; Byung Yearn CHOI ; Jae Hoon CHANG ; Kyu Sung LEE ; Young Soo KIM ; Sang Sup CHUNG ; Kyu Chang LEE

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Keywords

Hydrocephalus; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt; Pseudocyst; Sturge Weber syndrome

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Abdominal pseudocysts have been recorded infrequently as a complication of intraperitoneal shunting. Authors have experienced two cases of subphrenic pseudocyst as a complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt, which were treated with revision of shunt. First patient had medulloblastoma with hydrocephalus. The other one was a patient who had subarachnoid hemorrhage and hydrocephalus from Struge Weber syndrome. It's diagnosis and treatment were discussed with review of literatures.