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The sonographic signs of the peritoneal pseudocyst obstructing the ventriculo-peritoneal shunt in children

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The installation of the ventriculo-peritoneal shunt (VPS) is on the rise in the pediatric age. Its obstruction is a major cause for further deterioriation of the already present hydrocephalus. Distal VPS obstruction may be due to a pseudocyst, an infected pseudocyst or an abscess-formation within the peritoneal cavity. These pathologies are identified through an abdominal radiograph and ultrasonography. The sonographic signs are described and its differential diagnosis is discussed in relation to 6 diagnosed cases. One VPS was obstructed by Ascaris lumbricoides clinging to its tip within an abscess.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Radiology, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva

    M. Grunebaum, N. Ziv, L. Kornreich & G. Horev

  2. Department of Surgery A, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva

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  3. Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Israel

    M. Grunebaum, N. Ziv, L. Kornreich, G. Horev & R. Lombrozo

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Grunebaum, M., Ziv, N., Kornreich, L. et al. The sonographic signs of the peritoneal pseudocyst obstructing the ventriculo-peritoneal shunt in children. Neuroradiology 30, 433–438 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00404109

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