Adult hydrocoele complicating a lumboperitoneal shunt
T A Pollak1, H J Marcus, G James
1Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
British Journal of Neurosurgery
|February 25, 2011
Abstract:
We report an adult patient who developed a right-sided hydrocoele following a lumboperitoneal shunt. While hydrocoeles have been described as a rare complication following ventriculo- and lumboperitoneal shunts in children, we are unaware of any previously reported cases of hydrocoeles resulting from such shunts in adults.
Keywords:
Neurosurgical complicationsHydrocele in adultsLumboperitoneal shunt outcomesRare surgical complications

