2018
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.ajns_45_18
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Iatrogenic (Traumatic) occipital artery pseudoaneurysm – Rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt in an infant: Case report and review of the literature

Abstract: Although ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is the most common procedure performed by pediatric neurosurgeons, it is still associated with frustrating complications, most common of which are obstruction and infection. Traumatic occipital artery pseudoaneurysm is a very rare complication of VPS procedure. To the best of our knowledge, there is no similar case reported in the English language literature. A 12-month-old patient suffered posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus of prematurity, and multiple other complications … Show more

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