| Literature DB >> 3489202 |
R B Snow, R D Zimmerman, O Devinsky.
Abstract
A rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunting is presented. In this case, a moderate-sized intracerebral hemorrhage (3 to 5 cm in maximal diameter) occurred 1 week after operation for idiopathic hydrocephalus in a 43-year-old woman. The patient recovered fully without operative intervention. No other case of delayed intracerebral hemorrhage after a ventricular shunting procedure was found in a review of the literature. The presumed mechanism in the present case is delayed erosion of a cerebral blood vessel by the ventricular catheter.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3489202 DOI: 10.1227/00006123-198608000-00026
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosurgery ISSN: 0148-396X Impact factor: 4.654