On-Off Malfunctıon In A Pedıatrıc Shunt: A Case Report

Cengiz ÇOKLUK; Kerameddin AYDIN; Ersoy KOCABIÇAK

Makale detayları

On-Off Malfunctıon In A Pedıatrıc Shunt: A Case Report

Yazarlar:

Cengiz ÇOKLUK | Kerameddin AYDIN | Ersoy KOCABIÇAK

Yayıncı:

Ondokuz Mayıs University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine 2009 Vol.26 Issue 3, pp.142-144

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2010

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000509887

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

1309-5129

pISSN:

1309-4483

Özet:

 

3 years-old-boy with a history of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt placement was admitted to our neurosurgery department with headache, vomiting and sunset eye phenomena. Direct X-ray examination of the shunt system was completely normal. The palpation of the shunt dome resulted the unfilling of pumping device. Computerised tomography (CT) of the head revealed ventricular enlargement and periventricular oedema. The patient was hospitalised for shunt revision. The symptoms were spontaneously disappeared within 48 hours. The pumping device returned to normal refilling. Follow up CT showed small ventricular size and shape. 
This case indicates that the symptomatic intermittent occlusion of the proximal shunt catheter can be seen in the paediatric age group and the obstruction may continue for a certain period and spontaneously return to normal function with correlated clinical response.

Makale detayları

On-Off Malfunctıon In A Pedıatrıc Shunt: A Case Report

Yazarlar: Cengiz ÇOKLUK | Kerameddin AYDIN | Ersoy KOCABIÇAK

Yayıncı: Ondokuz Mayıs University

Ana Başlıklar: Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi: Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine 2009 Vol.26 Issue 3, pp.142-144

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2010

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000509887

Sıklık: Üç Aylık

eISSN: 1309-5129

pISSN: 1309-4483

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Cengiz ÇOKLUK | Kerameddin AYDIN | Ersoy KOCABIÇAK

Yayıncı:

Ondokuz Mayıs University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine 2009 Vol.26 Issue 3, pp.142-144

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2010

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000509887

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

1309-5129

pISSN:

1309-4483