Cranial migration of a lumboperitoneal shunt catheter

We describe a patient with pseudotumor cerebri for which a lumboperitoneal (LP) shunt was placed. After a pseudomeningocele was noted at the lumbar incision site, an LP shunt revision was done, at which time migration of the catheter into the thecal sac was noted. Three months later, radiologic stud...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Ala.), 1996-06, Vol.89 (6), p.634-636
Hauptverfasser:	Alleyne, Jr, C H, Shutter, L A, Colohan, A R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Catheters, Indwelling - adverse effects Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts - adverse effects Cranial Fossa, Posterior Female Foreign-Body Migration - etiology Foreign-Body Migration - surgery Humans Lumbosacral Region Peritoneal Cavity
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Zusammenfassung:	We describe a patient with pseudotumor cerebri for which a lumboperitoneal (LP) shunt was placed. After a pseudomeningocele was noted at the lumbar incision site, an LP shunt revision was done, at which time migration of the catheter into the thecal sac was noted. Three months later, radiologic studies revealed cranial migration of the LP shunt into the posterior fossa. We believe no similar complication has been reported.
ISSN:	0038-4348
DOI:	10.1097/00007611-199606000-00019