Cerebrospinal fluid leakage from the umbilicus: Case report and literature review

Cerebrospinal fluid leakage from the umbilicus: Case report and literature review

Highlights • Numerous abdominal complications have been reported in the literature. • An umbilical cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistula following a VP shunt is an extremely rare complication. • The mechanism of CSF leakage from the umbilicus is exactly unknown, we aimed to explain this mechanisms....

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of surgery case reports 2016-01, Vol.20, p.60-62
Hauptverfasser: Dolas, Ilyas, Apaydin, Hasan Ogunc, Yucetas, Seyho Cem, Ucar, Mehmet Davut, Kilinc, Suleyman, Ucler, Necati
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Sprache:eng
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Case Report
Hydrocephalus
Surgery
Umbilical fistula
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Numerous abdominal complications have been reported in the literature. • An umbilical cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistula following a VP shunt is an extremely rare complication. • The mechanism of CSF leakage from the umbilicus is exactly unknown, we aimed to explain this mechanisms.
ISSN:2210-2612
2210-2612
DOI:10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.12.052