1998
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.37.638
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Cerebrospinal Ascites Developed 3 Years after Ventriculoperitoneal Shunting in a Hydrocephalic Patient.

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“…Reported to occur anywhere from days to years postoperatively, CSF ascites usually develops within the first 2 years after VP shunt placement [8]. In greater than 50% of these cases, clinical and/or laboratory investigations fail to reveal an underlying abdominal or other disease process to account for CSF ascites [9].…”
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“…Reported to occur anywhere from days to years postoperatively, CSF ascites usually develops within the first 2 years after VP shunt placement [8]. In greater than 50% of these cases, clinical and/or laboratory investigations fail to reveal an underlying abdominal or other disease process to account for CSF ascites [9].…”
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“…For example, a subclinical viral infection may have been sufficient to cause peritoneal inflammation in our patient with resultant CSF ascites [11]. Furthermore, a strengthened immune response in infants, coupled with age-related decreased peritoneal absorptive capacity, makes subclinical peritonitis an important consideration in our patient [8]. …”
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“…La derivación ventriculoperitoneal (DVP) es el método más usado y efectivo para el tratamiento de las hidrocefalias [1][2][3][4]6 , sobre todo en la infancia. Se basa en un juego de presiones en el que la válvula se abre cuando la presión intracraneal sobrepasa a la presión intraabdominal 2 .…”
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“…Presenta numerosas complicaciones entre las que destacan la disfunción valvular con hidrocefalia, hemorragia (intracraneal o abdominal), lesión nerviosa, migración del catéter, infección, oclusión y perforación intestinal, pseudoquiste abdominal, pseudotumor mesentérico o peritonitis 2, [4][5][6] . El pseudoquiste abdominal es un acúmulo de líquido cefalorraquídeo (LCR) rodeado de tejido fibroso sin revestimiento epitelial (en el caso de existir éste se considera un quiste) 1,[3][4] .…”
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