Subgaleoatrial shunt: Further progress in the management of iatrogenic cranial pseudomeningoceles

[1] A small proportion of pseudomeningoceles become persistent or recurrent in nature and pose the risk of wound dehiscence, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistula formation, aseptic meningitis, intracranial hypotension, and rarely, death. A 22-year old male patient was brought to our emergency department with an exteriorized VP shunt draining CSF into a plastic bag. [...]there is a possibility that the pseudomeningocele is formed when CSF fills up a potential space created during surgery and thereafter enlarges when manoeuvres such as coughing, sneezing, or postural changes occur, which raise the intracranial pressure. Steinbok P, Singhal A, Mills J, Cochrane DD, Price AV. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak and pseudomeningocele formation after posterior fossa tumor resection in children: A retrospective analysis.