Linked Life Data

19855151

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/19855151

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-10-26
pubmed:abstractText
A 64-year-old obese woman underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunting for hydrocephalus associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage. On the 10th postoperative day, the distal end of the peritoneal catheter migrated into the abdominal wall and she developed a cyst filled with cerebrospinal fluid around the migrated catheter. The distal end of the catheter was surgically repositioned. We attribute the migration to increased intra-abdominal pressure due to obesity, the use of a low friction hydrogel-processed peritoneal catheter, and the presence of a large dead space around the catheter. The laparotomy must be closed meticulously to prevent this type of migration.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1349-8029
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
49
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
490-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Migration of the distal end of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt into the abdominal wall in an obese patient: case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan. nakahara19@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports