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- Title
Analysis of cases of self-displaced and healed shunt of arachnoid cyst and review of literature.
- Authors
Qin Zhang; Shuo Gu
- Abstract
Objective: To investigate the causes, pathogenesis and prognosis of shunt displacement in arachnoid cyst. Methods: Retrospective analysis was made on the case of the left frontal top arachnoid cyst peritoneal shunt self-extraneous and cured in our hospital in November 2019. Combined with literature review, the treatment and prognosis of shunt displacement after arachnoid cyst peritoneal shunt were discussed. Results: Arachnoid cyst disappeared children heal, clinical symptoms improved, wipe out the shift shunt, literature review arachnoid cyst peritoneal shunt tube shift and recover rare, mainly for the shunt tube distal displacement, falling in the scrotum, emergence anus, and shift to the chest, or even a heart, required reoperation processing, timely deal with good prognosis. Conclusion: Arachnoid cyst peritoneal shunt may be an effective method for the treatment of cerebral convex arachnoid cyst in children, and it also suggests that the shunt tube can be removed after the disappearance of cerebral convex arachnoid cyst. Shunt tube displacement is rare in clinic and needs timely surgical treatment.
- Subjects
ARACHNOID cysts; RETROSPECTIVE studies; SYMPTOMS; CHILDREN'S health; SURGICAL anastomosis
- Publication
Journal of Hainan Medical University, 2021, Vol 27, Issue 22, p53
- ISSN
1007-1237
- Publication type
Article