Delayed Distant Intracerebral Hematoma after Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt in a Child

Abstract Intracerebral hematoma following shunt surgery is a well-known but a rare complication. Usually these are encountered along the track of shunt tube. Intracerebral hematoma occurring days after shunt surgery at a location unrelated to the track of the shunt tube is very rare with only one re...

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Published inJournal of pediatric neurology Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 078 - 080
Main Authors Gandhi, Ashok, Sundar, Vijay, Gupta, Pankaj, Sharma, Vinod, Mittal, Radhey Shyam
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Stuttgart · New York Georg Thieme Verlag KG 01.06.2015
Thieme Medical Publishers Inc
Subjects
Case Report
Catheters
Hemorrhage
Medical imaging
Neurology
Pediatrics
Surgery
complication
intracerebral hematoma
ventriculoperitoneal shunt
child
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Summary:Abstract Intracerebral hematoma following shunt surgery is a well-known but a rare complication. Usually these are encountered along the track of shunt tube. Intracerebral hematoma occurring days after shunt surgery at a location unrelated to the track of the shunt tube is very rare with only one reported case. Here, we report a case of postoperative delayed intracerebral hematoma in a pediatric age patient who presented on postoperative day 6 with such an unusual manifestation. Probable causes and management of the same are discussed.
ISSN:1304-2580
1305-0613
1875-9041
DOI:10.1055/s-0035-1556760