Calcification of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt tube

Shimotake, Katsumi; Kondo, Akinori; Aoyama, Ikuhiro; Nin, Kiyoshi; Tashiro, Yuzuru; Nishioka, Tatsuya

doi:10.1016/0090-3019(88)90104-8

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“…Most of the reported calcifications seen around VP shunts were observed around the peritoneal catheter in the neck region [3-11]. In 1988, Shimotake et al [3] published the first case of radiologically evident VP shunt calcification.…”

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“…In 1988, Shimotake et al [3] published the first case of radiologically evident VP shunt calcification. X-rays of VP shunts showed abnormal calcifications of VP shunt tubes around the neck and chest.…”

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“…VP shunt catheter occlusion represents a significant percentage of shunt complications, followed by disconnection and infection [2]. VP shunt calcification is a recognized uncommon long-term complication of this procedure [3-11]. …”

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“…The most reported cases of VP shunt calcifications are detected extracranially, especially around the neck region [3-11]. This might be because of the increased mechanical stress in that region [5, 6, 8, 9].…”

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Intracranial Dystrophic Calcification of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report

Abbas¹,

Bakhaidar²,

Baeesa³

2018

Pediatr Neurosurg

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Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting is one of the most common simple neurosurgical procedures. VP shunt catheters are made of silicone-coated Silastic tubes, which are made to be inert and hardly induce any reaction in normal tissue. We report a rare case of an extensive intracranial calcification of a VP shunt. This is a very rare case of a documented extensive calcification around the ventricular catheter of a VP shunt. We review the previously reported cases in the literature and present our management of the case. We discuss the possible mechanisms for such a dystrophic calcification around a VP shunt.

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Intracranial Dystrophic Calcification of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report

Abbas¹,

Bakhaidar²,

Baeesa³

2018

Pediatr Neurosurg

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“…Shunt failure is a common complication of this procedure, which requires shunt revision (1,2). Even though the cause of shunt failure is usually an infection or obstruction (4), a few cases of calcification related shunt failure have been reported (1,2,6,7,8).…”

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Late calcification and rupture: a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunting

Kural¹,

Kirik²,

Pusat³

et al. 2011

Turkish Neurosurgery

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A 10-year old boy who had undergone a ventriculoperitoneal (V/P) shunt because of hydrocephalus at 10 days of age was doing well until 20 days ago, when he began to experience headache and seizures. CT scan reveraled dilated lateral ventricles and calcification at the shunt site. X-rays showed an unusual calcification pattern around the shunt tube and rupture of the tube between the mastoid bone and clavicle. The patient underwent surgery and the shunt was changed completely. The ventricles became small in the follow-up. Even though V/P shunts may induce fibrous tissue formation and calcification around the tube, there are a few cases of shunt rupture and calcification of shunts in the literature. Possible mechanisms of the rupture and calcification are discussed in this paper.keywOrds: Shunt, Calcification, Rupture ÖZOn günlük iken hidrosefali tanısı ile ventriküloperitoneal (V/P) şant takılan 10 yaşında erkek çocuğu 20 gün öncesinde baş ağrısı ve nöbet şikayeti ortaya çıkana dek iyi imiş. Çekilen tomografisinde lateral ventriküllerde genişleme ve şant tarafında kalsifikasyon izlendi. Röntgende ise şant tüpü çevresinde sıra dışı bir kalsifikasyon olduğu ve tüpün mastoid kemik ile klavikula arasında koptuğu görüldü. Çocuk ameliyata alınarak şant komple değiştirildi. Takiplerinde ventriküllerin küçüldüğü görüldü. V/P şantlar tüp çevresinde fibröz doku formasyonu ve kalsifikasyon oluşumunu uyarmakla birlikte literatürde şantların kalsifikasyonu ve kopması çok nadir bildirilmiştir. Kalsifikasyonun ve kopmanın muhtemel mekanizmaları bu yazıda tartışıldı.anaHtar sÖZcÜkLer: Şant, Kalsifikasyon, Kopma

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Calcification of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt tube

Cited by 21 publications

References 8 publications

Intracranial Dystrophic Calcification of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report

Intracranial Dystrophic Calcification of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report

Late calcification and rupture: a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunting

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