A rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunting (VPS) is bowel perforation by the peritoneal catheter of the shunt tube. Rarer still is the peroral extrusion of such a perforated shunt. A two-month-old infant with history of neonatal meningitis, presented with a large head, bulging fontanelle, and hydrocephalus. A VPS was inserted. The child was doing well till the age of eight months, whe...

ventriculoperitoneal (vp) shunt placement that diverts the cerebrospinal fluid (csf) into the peritoneal cavity is the most common method of treatment of hydrocephalus. this shunt has a high incidence of malfunction mainly due to catheter obstruction or infection. about 20% of these complications are abdominal that may occur at any time after shunt placement from 1 week to several years. this s...

Abdominal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pseudocyst is a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunting. It is well known in children but uncommon in adults. We present a 30-year-old woman with abdominal distension, vomiting and confusion caused by her developing an abdominal CSF pseudocyst, 13 years after her last shunt revision. Adult neurologists need to be aware of this late complication.

A 31-year-old woman with congenital hydrocephalus status post ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement 23 years earlier presented with abdominal distention. The patient denied fever, headache, or sensory or motor abnormalities. Examination was notable for a tense abdomen. CT of the abdomen and pelvis demonstrated a massive, loculated, CSFoma, or CSF pseudocyst (figure). Ventriculoperitoneal shunts ...

Bowel perforation is an unusual complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunting. This article describes a case of bowel perforation associated with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt inserted in an 8-month-old male infant for meningocoele and hydrocephalus. Ten months after insertion of the shunt the infant presented with the shunting tube protruding through the anus. There were no signs of meningitis ...

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ascites is a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal (PV) shunt. The etiological factors and especially the mechanisms underlying this remain difficult to explain. We report case voluminous CSF complicating PV shunt, 15 years later. This 16-year-old patient, valved at age one year, admitted for major abdominal distension. scanner shows large free collection in perito...