LONG-TERM LUMBOURETERAL SHUNT REMOVED SECONDARY TO IATROGENIC MENINGITIS

With the advent of ventriculoperitoneal cerebrospinal fluid shunts for communicating hydrocephalus, rarely does the physician see patients w ith alternate types of shunting devices. The once popularized lumboure teral shunt is unique for its potential complications of dehydration, electrolyte imbalances, infection, and the sacrifice of a functioning kidney. This article presents the case of a woman with a longstanding lumboureteral shunt that was removed after the onset of iatrogenic men ingitis secondary to an ascending urinary tract infection.