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Case Reports
A ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter wrapped around a right mammary prosthesis forming a pseudocyst.
- Y-T Chu, H-C Chuang, H-C Lee, and D-Y Cho.
- Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University Hospital, 2 Yu-Der Road, Taichung 404, Taiwan, China.
- J Clin Neurosci. 2010 Jun 1; 17 (6): 801-3.
AbstractBreast cerebrospinal fluid pseudocysts are a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting. It is very unusual for the peritoneal catheter of a shunt to become wrapped around a prosthesis a previously augmented breast. Three previously reported patients developed an enlarging breast lump and were diagnosed with shunt migration around the prosthesis. Our patient underwent bilateral breast augmentation and subsequently a VP shunt. We observed on frequent follow-up chest X-rays performed for pneumonia and mechanical ventilation that the peritoneal catheter had gradually wrapped around her prosthesis. She developed a progressively enlarging breast lump which resolved with drainage of the cerebrospinal fluid collection and revision of the VP shunt.Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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