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- Title
CSF fistula through the left lumbar region in adult following a ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery: a rare case report.
- Authors
Shi-yin Xiao; Lu Ma; Bal Krishna Shrestha; Yue-kang Zhang; Bo-Yong Mao
- Abstract
A cranial spinal fluid fistula through left lumbar region following a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is an extremely rare complication. We report a 25-year-old man who presented with the leakage of clear fluid from the left lumbar region, 3 years after a VP shunt surgery. Computerized tomography scan of abdomen revealed that the distal end of the catheter penetrated into the inner layer of the wall of left lumbar region. He was managed successfully with abdominal part of shunt catheter removal from primary cervical and abdominal incision, a new abdominal part of VP shunt catheter replacement and prophylactic antibiotic.
- Publication
Neurological Sciences, 2010, Vol 31, Issue 6, p817
- ISSN
1590-1874
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10072-010-0289-2