Ventriculoperitoneal shunt blockage by hydatid cyst
Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is one of the commonest procedures done in neurosurgical practice throughout the world. One of the commonest problems after putting the VP shunt is the shunt obstruction, which can be due to varied causes. Shunt obstruction secondary to the parasitic infections is rar...
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| author | Abrar A. Wani Altaf U. Ramzan Furqan A. Nizami Nayil K. Malik Ashish Kumar Abdul Q. Khan |
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| description | Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is one of the commonest procedures done in neurosurgical practice throughout the world. One of the commonest problems after putting the VP shunt is the shunt obstruction, which can be due to varied causes. Shunt obstruction secondary to the parasitic infections is rarely seen. We are presenting a 15-year-old child, a case of operated cerebral hydatid cyst with hydrocephalus. She presented with shunt malfunction after 1 year of surgical excision of the hydatid cyst. Revision of the VP shunt was done and peroperatively, it was found that the shunt tubing was obstructed due to small hydatid cysts. This is the first reported case of VP shunt obstruction by hydatid cyst. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1abc9dbfca37410e8f54ba7a9b153ca12022-12-22T01:33:51ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.Indian Journal of Neurosurgery2277-954X2277-91672013-01-01020108108310.4103/2277-9167.110207Ventriculoperitoneal shunt blockage by hydatid cystAbrar A. WaniAltaf U. RamzanFurqan A. NizamiNayil K. MalikAshish KumarAbdul Q. KhanVentriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is one of the commonest procedures done in neurosurgical practice throughout the world. One of the commonest problems after putting the VP shunt is the shunt obstruction, which can be due to varied causes. Shunt obstruction secondary to the parasitic infections is rarely seen. We are presenting a 15-year-old child, a case of operated cerebral hydatid cyst with hydrocephalus. She presented with shunt malfunction after 1 year of surgical excision of the hydatid cyst. Revision of the VP shunt was done and peroperatively, it was found that the shunt tubing was obstructed due to small hydatid cysts. This is the first reported case of VP shunt obstruction by hydatid cyst.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2277-9167.110207hydatidhydrocephalusshunt |
| spellingShingle | Abrar A. Wani Altaf U. Ramzan Furqan A. Nizami Nayil K. Malik Ashish Kumar Abdul Q. Khan Ventriculoperitoneal shunt blockage by hydatid cyst Indian Journal of Neurosurgery hydatid hydrocephalus shunt |
| title | Ventriculoperitoneal shunt blockage by hydatid cyst |
| title_full | Ventriculoperitoneal shunt blockage by hydatid cyst |
| title_fullStr | Ventriculoperitoneal shunt blockage by hydatid cyst |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ventriculoperitoneal shunt blockage by hydatid cyst |
| title_short | Ventriculoperitoneal shunt blockage by hydatid cyst |
| title_sort | ventriculoperitoneal shunt blockage by hydatid cyst |
| topic | hydatid hydrocephalus shunt |
| url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2277-9167.110207 |
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