CEREBROSPINAL-FLUID HYDROTHORAX CAUSED BY TRANSDIAPHRAGMATIC MIGRATION OF A VENTRICULOPERITONEAL CATHETER THROUGH THE FORAMEN OF BOCHDALEK

Authors
MARTIN LM DONALDSONHUGH ME CAMERON MM
Citation
Lm. Martin et al., CEREBROSPINAL-FLUID HYDROTHORAX CAUSED BY TRANSDIAPHRAGMATIC MIGRATION OF A VENTRICULOPERITONEAL CATHETER THROUGH THE FORAMEN OF BOCHDALEK, Child's nervous system, 13(5), 1997, pp. 282-284
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology",Pediatrics
Journal title
Child's nervous system → ACNP
ISSN journal
02567040
Volume
13
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
282 - 284
Database
ISI
SICI code
0256-7040(1997)13:5<282:CHCBTM>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Cerebrospinal fluid hydrothorax is a very rare complication following ventriculoperitoneal shunting. The authors report a case of a 3-year-o ld girl who developed cerebrospinal fluid hydrothorax (caused by migra tion of the intra-abdominal catheter through the right vertebrocostal trigone of Bochdalek, the one most unlikely to be congenitally patent) and respiratory distress. The patient was successfully treated with t horacocentesis and shunt revision.