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Published on: October 14, 2022
Shunt malfunction mimicking a cystic tumour
Federico Bianchi1, Paolo Frassanito1, Gianpiero Tamburrini1
1a Paediatric Neurosurgery - Department of Neurosurgery , Catholic University Medical School , Rome , Italy.
Abstract:
Shunt malfunction represents one of the most common problem to deal with in the daily neurosurgical practice. Among the variety of possible presentations, the cyst-like dilatation of the brain around the proximal catheter is one of the most rare and misleading type. The case of a boy with a 'tumour-like' proximal shunt malfunction is described and the pertinent literature is analysed.
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