Ventriculoperitoneal shunt mechanical failure
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Background
Causes
- Fracture of tubing
- Occurs many years after shunt placement in distal tubing
- May present w/ mild symptoms of incr ICP and local symptoms of pain, erythema, edema
- Disconnection
- Occurs shortly after insertion
- Migration
- Misplacement
- Usually manifests postoperatively
Clinical Features
Differential Diagnosis
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt problems
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt obstruction
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt overdrainage (Slit Ventricle Syndrome)
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt mechanical failure