Fractured Inlet Connecting Tube of the Flat Bottom Flushing Device of a Posterior Fossa Cystoperitoneal Shunt

Fractured Inlet Connecting Tube of the Flat Bottom Flushing Device of a Posterior Fossa Cystoperitoneal Shunt Publisher

Amirjamshidi A¹ ; Abbasioun K² ; Ghassemi B³

Source: Surgical Neurology International Published:2015

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Background: There are well-known complications for shunt procedures. Shunt fracture or disconnection is the second most frequent cause of shunt malfunction in children. Shunt disconnection is not a common cause of shunt malfunction in the early period after installation, especially in the adulthood. Case Description: Fracture of the proximal (inlet) connector of a flat-based shunt installed for decompression of a large posterior fossa arachnoid cyst in a 31-year-old female with signs of increased intracranial pressure led to recurrence of her symptoms 6 months after surgery. Conclusion: Awareness of the possibility of fracture site in the junction of the inlet connector of flat bottom shunt systems is warranted and can be diagnosed by three-dimensional computed tomography (3D CT) imaging without performing shunt series study.

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MLA	Amirjamshidi A, Abbasioun K, Ghassemi B. "Fractured Inlet Connecting Tube of the Flat Bottom Flushing Device of a Posterior Fossa Cystoperitoneal Shunt." Surgical Neurology International, vol. 6, no. 1, 2015, pp. -.
APA	Amirjamshidi A, Abbasioun K, Ghassemi B (2015). Fractured Inlet Connecting Tube of the Flat Bottom Flushing Device of a Posterior Fossa Cystoperitoneal Shunt. Surgical Neurology International, 6(1), -.
Chicago	Amirjamshidi A, Abbasioun K, Ghassemi B. "Fractured Inlet Connecting Tube of the Flat Bottom Flushing Device of a Posterior Fossa Cystoperitoneal Shunt." Surgical Neurology International 6, no. 1 (2015): -.
Harvard	Amirjamshidi A, Abbasioun K, Ghassemi B (2015) 'Fractured Inlet Connecting Tube of the Flat Bottom Flushing Device of a Posterior Fossa Cystoperitoneal Shunt', Surgical Neurology International, 6(1), pp. -.
Vancouver	Amirjamshidi A, Abbasioun K, Ghassemi B. Fractured Inlet Connecting Tube of the Flat Bottom Flushing Device of a Posterior Fossa Cystoperitoneal Shunt. Surgical Neurology International. 2015;6(1):-.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Amirjamshidi A and Abbasioun K and Ghassemi B}, title = {Fractured Inlet Connecting Tube of the Flat Bottom Flushing Device of a Posterior Fossa Cystoperitoneal Shunt}, journal = {Surgical Neurology International}, volume = {6}, number = {1}, pages = {-}, year = {2015} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Amirjamshidi A AU - Abbasioun K AU - Ghassemi B TI - Fractured Inlet Connecting Tube of the Flat Bottom Flushing Device of a Posterior Fossa Cystoperitoneal Shunt JO - Surgical Neurology International VL - 6 IS - 1 SP - EP - PY - 2015 ER -

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