CEREBROSPINAL-FLUID GALACTORRHEA AFTER VENTRICULOPLEURAL SHUNTING - CASE-REPORT

Authors
MORON MA BARROW DL
Citation
Ma. Moron et Dl. Barrow, CEREBROSPINAL-FLUID GALACTORRHEA AFTER VENTRICULOPLEURAL SHUNTING - CASE-REPORT, Surgical neurology, 42(3), 1994, pp. 227-230
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,Surgery
Journal title
Surgical neurology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00903019
Volume
42
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
227 - 230
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-3019(1994)42:3<227:CGAVS->2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
A complication of ventriculopleural shunting in which the pleural end of the catheter retracted out of the pleural cavity is described. Cont inued drainage of the cerebrospinal fluid into the subcutaneous and br east tissue led to the development of breast enlargement and drainage via the nipple. The mechanism of production and guidelines to avoid th is complication are discussed, and a brief review of ventriculopleural shunting complications is presented.