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Neuronavigation and Laparoscopy Guided Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Insertion for the Treatment of Hydrocephalus
Published on: October 14, 2022
Non-traumatic pseudocyst of Glisson capsule complicating a ventriculoperitoneal shunt
J Peltier1, F Demuynck, A Fichten
1Department of Neurosurgery, CHU d'Amiens, place Victor-Pauchet, Amiens cedex 1, France. peltier.johann@chu-amiens.fr
Background:
Cerebrospinal fluid pseudocysts in the peritoneal cavity following ventriculoperitoneal shunt are relatively uncommon. In these complications, perforation of solid organs is unusual.
Case Description:
A case of subcapsular hepatic pseudocyst is described. A 48-year-old man treated by ventriculoperitoneal shunt presented with abdominal pain. Laboratory examinations revealed hepatic cytolysis. The CT-scan of the abdomen demonstrated a small ovoid non-enhanced cystic collection in the subcapsular area of hepatic segment V. Percutaneous hepatic fine-needle aspiration of the cyst guided by abdominal ultrasonography showed no abnormal findings. Peritoneal reimplantation at a different site was performed. The clinicopathological features of this entity are described and treatments are discussed.
Conclusion:
Reinsertion of the catheter at a different abdominal site is effective in non-infections cases. In contrast, a temporary external drainage with adequate antibiotic treatment followed by shunt reinsertion is necessary to treat a documented infection of CSF collections.
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