Brain Abscess - An Unusual Complication of Ventriculo-Peritoneal Shunt

被引：12

作者：

P. Pandey

A. Suri

A. K. Singh

A. K. Mahapatra

机构：

[1] Department of Neurosurgery, C.N. Center, All India Inst. of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

[2] Alaknanda, New Delhi-110019

来源：

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics | 2003年 / 70卷 / 10期

关键词：

Brain abscess; Hydrocephalus; Ventriculitis; Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt;

D O I：

10.1007/BF02723809

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摘要：

The authors report a case of a 10-year-old boy, who was operated for a craniopharyngioma with hydrocephalus. He succumbed to delayed development of brain abscess and its consequence, secondary to incompletely treated shunt tract infection. This unfortunate complication developed, despite the fact that conventional steps (removal of VP shunt and intravenous antibiotics) recommended for the treatment of VP shunt infection were adopted. The pathogenesis, management and review of literature of this extremely rare clinical entity is presented.

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页码：833 / 834

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