Spontaneous coiling of peritoneal catheter & #8212;uncommon complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt: Recognition and management

Conclusion: In asymptomatic coiling of the peritoneal catheter, the patient should be kept in close observation as these groups of patients may be vulnerable to malfunction, and timely intervention may save the patient from further abdominal and cranial complications. Patients presenting with shunt malfunction should get abdominal evaluation performed to look for silent pseudocyst formation over and above a cranial computed tomography and shunt series.

Source: Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences - February 25, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Gautam Dutta Arvind K Srivastava Anita Jagetia Daljit Singh Hukum Singh Source Type: research