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11981631

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3-4
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-4-30
pubmed:abstractText
Cerebrospinal fluid hydrothorax is reported as a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. A 16-month-old boy known to have congenital hydrocephalus and a Dandy-Walker cyst presented with serious respiratory distress. Examination revealed right pleural effusion and congested throat. Thoracocentesis with drainage of the pleural cavity for 10 days failed to free the patient from pleural effusion. Following an intraperitoneal injection of Omnipaque a chest X-ray was done, and samples of pleural fluid taken before and after the injection were compared on X-ray, revealing the presence of contrast in the postinjection pleural effusion. Changing the VP shunt for a ventriculo-atrial shunt resulted in immediate (within 1 day) complete disappearance of the pleural effusion and of the patient's chest symptoms. Probable causes of this rare complication are discussed, and attention is drawn to the possibility of its appearance and early recognition. Intraperitoneal injection of contrast material followed by X-ray examination of fluid in the chest is a simple, safe, and reliable method of diagnosis when it is suspected.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0256-7040
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
179-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
CSF hydrothorax--VP shunt complication without displacement of a peritoneal catheter.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, King Fahd Hospital of the University, P.O. Box 40040, Al-Khobar 31952 Saudi Arabia. nhadzikaric@hospital.kfu.edu.sa
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports