Hydrothorax from intrathoracic migration of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter

Doh, Jae-Won; Bae, Hack Gun; Lee, Kyeong Seok; Yun, Il Gyu; Byun, B J

doi:10.1016/0090-3019(95)80059-p

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“…These two locations are the weak points of the diaphragm. Other authors suggested that the catheter could migrate as a result of an inflammatory process facilitating erosion and perforation of the diaphragm and prolapse of the catheter into the thoracic cavity 5) . In the present case, the catheter was located at left upper quadrant of abdomen until re-admission.…”

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Hydrothorax Due to Migration of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Catheter

Kim

Seo

Cho

et al. 2008

J Korean Neurosurg Soc

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Hydrothorax Due to Migration of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Catheter

Kim

Seo

Cho

et al. 2008

J Korean Neurosurg Soc

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“…In this instance, a pneumothorax frequently accompanies the hydrothorax. Secondly, some authors suggest that the catheter could migrate from the peritoneal cavity as the result of an inflammatory process facilitating erosion and perforation of the diaphragm and prolapse into the pleural cavity [1, 3]. Thirdly, hydrothorax can ensue in children with CSF ascites resulting from poor abdominal CSF absorption capacity [4, 5].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The various causal mechanisms advanced to explain the development of postoperative hydrothorax have been extensively reviewed [1, 2]. First, hydrothorax can occur as a result of an error in surgical technique, whereby the peritoneal catheter is unwittingly tunnelled through the thoracic cavity and there is subsequent migration of the peritoneal tube into the chest.…”

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Hydrothorax: Transdiaphragmatic Migration of a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Catheter

Ergün¹,

Ökten

Gezercan

2007

Pediatr Neurosurg

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Symptomatic hydrothorax following ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion is a very rare complication. The patient was a 5-month-old child known to have had shunted congenital hydrocephalus two months before. He presented to the emergency room in respiratory distress. Chest X-ray and computerized tomography images confirmed left hydrothorax and showed transdiaphragmatic migration of the tip of the peritoneal catheter to the thoracic cavity. After the catheter had been shortened and replaced to the peritoneal cavity, the patient’s symptoms abated.

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“…Abdominal complications include acute abdomen (26, 31), perforation of various abdominal viscera (e.g. colon (17, 21, 28), stomach (2,19,21), and urinary bladder (21)), peritoneal pseudocyst formation (6), intestinal volvulus (3), inguinal hernia (13) and migration of the distal tip of peritoneal catheter towards different variety of sites (5,10,14,16,22). Less frequently, the peritoneal catheter may also extrude throughout vagina (24), anus (1) or mouth (4,9,11,12,15,20,23,29), scrotal skin (25), and gastrostomy wound (7).…”

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Transoral protrusion of a peritoneal catheter due to gastric perforation 10 years after a ventriculoperitoneal shunting – case report and review of the literature

Yılmaz

Egemen²,

Tönge³

et al. 2011

Turkish Neurosurgery

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Various complications following ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting have been reported but transoral protrusion of peritoneal catheter is a very rare situation. This case is the first adult with a transoral VP shunt protrusion in available literature. A 47-year-old female with pseudotumor cerebri admitted after the peritoneal catheter protruded from her mouth during retching. Endoscopic examination showed a catheter inside stomach entered through the anterior surface. The patient was treated via VP shunt extraction and remained stable. Extrusion of peritoneal catheter through vagina, anus, scrotal skin or gastrostomy wound is well-known. However transoral protrusion should be considered as a very rare complication of VP shunting, especially in an adult. We present a rare case of transoral protrusion of a peritoneal catheter 10 years after ventriculo-peritoneal shunting procedure and review of the literature through this article.KeywoRds: Gastric perforation, Peritoneal catheter, Transoral protrusion, Ventriculoperitoneal shunt ÖZ Ventriküloperitoneal (VP) şant takılmasından sonra çeşitli komplikasyonlar bildirilmiştir ama peritoneal kateterin transoral protrüzyonu çok nadir bir durumdur. Bu vaka mevcut literatürde transoral VP şant protrüzyonu olan ilk yetişkindir. Psödotümör serebrili 47 yaşında bir kadın öğürme sırasında peritoneal kateter ağzından çıkınca hastaneye yatırıldı. Endoskopik inceleme midenin ön yüzeyinden girmiş olarak bir kateter gösterdi. Hasta VP şant ekstraksiyonuyla tedavi edildi ve stabil durumda kaldı. Peritoneal kateterin vajen, anüs, skrotum cildi veya gastrostomi yarasından ekstrüzyonu iyi bilinmektedir. Ancak transoral protrüzyon özellikle bir yetişkinde VP şant takılmasının çok nadir bir komplikasyonu olarak düşünülmelidir. Ventriküloperitoneal şant takılması işleminden 10 yıl sonra peritoneal kateterin transoral protrüzyonu şeklinde çok nadir bir vakayı ve literatürün gözden geçirilmesini bu makaleyle sunuyoruz.

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Hydrothorax from intrathoracic migration of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter

Cited by 60 publications

References 13 publications

Hydrothorax Due to Migration of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Catheter

Hydrothorax Due to Migration of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Catheter

Hydrothorax: Transdiaphragmatic Migration of a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Catheter

Transoral protrusion of a peritoneal catheter due to gastric perforation 10 years after a ventriculoperitoneal shunting – case report and review of the literature

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