Post V-P shunt surgical site EDH an uncommon complication
Ventriculoparitoneal shunt is well established modality of treatment for hydrocephalous. Complication of v-p shunt are also mentioned in literature like shunt infection shunt migration etc [8]. Here we are describing a rare complication of vp shunt which barely mentioned in literature. A 22 yr male...
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| author | Manish Garg Deepashu Sachdeva Ketan Patel Anita Jagetia A. K. Srivastava |
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| description | Ventriculoparitoneal shunt is well established modality of treatment for hydrocephalous. Complication of v-p shunt are also mentioned in literature like shunt infection shunt migration etc [8]. Here we are describing a rare complication of vp shunt which barely mentioned in literature. A 22 yr male admitted with complain of headache & vomiting patient was diagnosed to have tubercular meningities with hydrocephalous. Patient planned for ventriculoparietoneal shunt surgery and vp shunt was done. On 3rd post-surgery day patient develop weakness in Left side of body. Urgent ncct head done which showed EDH at surgical site. Immediate craniotomy and evacuation of hematoma was done patient improved and discharged. Thus we are discussing the importance of meticulous surgery for v-p shunt, post op ct scan and treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7433fb6b3afe414c8223a7321f7c4d4d2022-12-22T02:59:13ZengLondon Academic PublishingRomanian Neurosurgery1220-88412344-49592017-06-01312Post V-P shunt surgical site EDH an uncommon complicationManish GargDeepashu SachdevaKetan PatelAnita JagetiaA. K. SrivastavaVentriculoparitoneal shunt is well established modality of treatment for hydrocephalous. Complication of v-p shunt are also mentioned in literature like shunt infection shunt migration etc [8]. Here we are describing a rare complication of vp shunt which barely mentioned in literature. A 22 yr male admitted with complain of headache & vomiting patient was diagnosed to have tubercular meningities with hydrocephalous. Patient planned for ventriculoparietoneal shunt surgery and vp shunt was done. On 3rd post-surgery day patient develop weakness in Left side of body. Urgent ncct head done which showed EDH at surgical site. Immediate craniotomy and evacuation of hematoma was done patient improved and discharged. Thus we are discussing the importance of meticulous surgery for v-p shunt, post op ct scan and treatment.https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/1006v-p shuntv-p shunt complicationextradural hematoma |
| spellingShingle | Manish Garg Deepashu Sachdeva Ketan Patel Anita Jagetia A. K. Srivastava Post V-P shunt surgical site EDH an uncommon complication Romanian Neurosurgery v-p shunt v-p shunt complication extradural hematoma |
| title | Post V-P shunt surgical site EDH an uncommon complication |
| title_full | Post V-P shunt surgical site EDH an uncommon complication |
| title_fullStr | Post V-P shunt surgical site EDH an uncommon complication |
| title_full_unstemmed | Post V-P shunt surgical site EDH an uncommon complication |
| title_short | Post V-P shunt surgical site EDH an uncommon complication |
| title_sort | post v p shunt surgical site edh an uncommon complication |
| topic | v-p shunt v-p shunt complication extradural hematoma |
| url | https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/1006 |
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