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Neuronavigation and Laparoscopy Guided Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Insertion for the Treatment of Hydrocephalus
Published on: October 14, 2022
Functional herniated choroid plexus in brain parenchyma following VP shunt removal
Mustafa El Sheikh1, Mohammed Fadelalla1, Avinash Kumar Kanodia2
1Neurosurgery Department, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
We report a 4-year-old male who presented with a blocked ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt inserted post excision of a WHO Grade 1 cerebellar pilocytic astrocytoma complicated post-operatively by pseudo meningocoele formation. Imaging revealed choroid plexus that had herniated along the shunt tract. Subsequent MRI showed development of cystic changes around the tract. The ectopic choroid plexus was still in continuity with the ventricular ependyma and was producing CSF in the left parietal lobe.
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