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A Choroid Plexus Epithelial Cell-based Model of the Human Blood-Cerebrospinal Fluid Barrier to Study Bacterial Infection from the Basolateral Side
Published on: May 6, 2016
Abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst
Ramon Pathi1, Michael Sage, John Slavotinek
1Division of Medical Imaging, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Dr_ramon@hotmail.com
Abstract:
A case of an abdominal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pseudocyst in a patient with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt is reported to illustrate this known but rare complication. In the setting of a VP shunt, the frequency of abdominal CSF pseudocyst formation is approximately 3.2%, often being precipitated by a recent inflammatory or infective process or recent surgery. Larger pseudocysts tend to be sterile, whereas smaller pseudocysts are more often infected. Ultrasound and CT each have characteristic findings.
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