TY - JOUR
T1 - Fibrothorax associated with a ventriculopleural shunt in a hydrocephalic child
AU - Yellin, Alon
AU - Findler, Gideon
AU - Barzllay, Zohar
AU - Simansky, David A.
AU - Lieberman, Yair
PY - 1992/12
Y1 - 1992/12
N2 - Ventriculopleural (VPL) shunts are considered a safe alternative to peritoneal shunts in the management of hydrocephalus. Occasionally, however, they are associated with persistent pleural effusion. We report a child, aged 3 1 2 years, who developed severe fibrothorax following the use of a VPL shunt. The shunt was removed and decortication had to be performed to alleviate his respiratory symptoms. This serious complication, never reported previously, should be borne in mind when the pleural cavity is chosen for deviation of the cerebrospinal fluid in hydrocephalic children.
AB - Ventriculopleural (VPL) shunts are considered a safe alternative to peritoneal shunts in the management of hydrocephalus. Occasionally, however, they are associated with persistent pleural effusion. We report a child, aged 3 1 2 years, who developed severe fibrothorax following the use of a VPL shunt. The shunt was removed and decortication had to be performed to alleviate his respiratory symptoms. This serious complication, never reported previously, should be borne in mind when the pleural cavity is chosen for deviation of the cerebrospinal fluid in hydrocephalic children.
KW - Hydrocephalus
KW - fibrothorax
KW - ventriculopleural shunt
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U2 - 10.1016/0022-3468(92)90493-Q
DO - 10.1016/0022-3468(92)90493-Q
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AN - SCOPUS:0027052992
VL - 27
SP - 1525
EP - 1526
JO - Journal of Pediatric Surgery
JF - Journal of Pediatric Surgery
SN - 0022-3468
IS - 12
ER -