Acute abdominal manifestations in patients with ventriculo-peritoneal shunts
Ramos, L.A.; Rifkinson, N.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 82(12): 541-543
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 2078258 Document Number: 700209
Five patients with acute abdominal manifestations after revision of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt were identified. Abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and distention prompted surgical intervention. Clinical evidence of increased intracranial pressure or shunt malfunction were not prominent findings. Exteriorization of the distal (peritoneal) catherer resolved the acute abdominal findings promptly.
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