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Delayed Cerebral Abscess as a Shunt Complication and Endoscopic Removal of the Ventricular Catheter and Abscess

Shunt infections are a common complication of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts, but the formation of a brain abscess related to a shunt system is very rare. A 44-year-old woman had a VP shunt inserted for hydrocephalus secondary to a subarachnoid hemorrhage. She suffered an episode of meningitis and...

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Main Authors: Shin, Dong-Seong, Hwang, Sun-Chul, Kim, Bum-Tae, Shin, Won-Han
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: The Korean Neurosurgical Society 2008
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2588248/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19096636
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2008.43.6.300
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