TY - JOUR
T1 - Cranial migration of a lumboperitoneal shunt catheter
AU - Alleyne, Cargill Herley
AU - Shutter, Lori A.
AU - Colohan, Austin R.T.
PY - 1996/1/1
Y1 - 1996/1/1
N2 - We describe a patient with pseudotumor cerebri for which a lumboperitoneal (LP) shunt was placed. After a pseudomeningocele was noted at the lumbar incision site, an LP shunt revision was done, at which time migration of the catheter into the thecal sac was noted. Three months later, radiologic studies revealed cranial migration of the LP shunt into the posterior fossa. We believe no similar complication has been reported.
AB - We describe a patient with pseudotumor cerebri for which a lumboperitoneal (LP) shunt was placed. After a pseudomeningocele was noted at the lumbar incision site, an LP shunt revision was done, at which time migration of the catheter into the thecal sac was noted. Three months later, radiologic studies revealed cranial migration of the LP shunt into the posterior fossa. We believe no similar complication has been reported.
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U2 - 10.1097/00007611-199606000-00019
DO - 10.1097/00007611-199606000-00019
M3 - Article
C2 - 8638210
AN - SCOPUS:0029941517
SN - 0038-4348
VL - 89
SP - 634
EP - 636
JO - Southern Medical Journal
JF - Southern Medical Journal
IS - 6
ER -