Abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst mimicking full-term pregnancy

Abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst mimicking full-term pregnancy

Abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocysts (APC) are a relatively uncommon complication of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts, and most frequently occur in the pediatric population. Pediatric patients most often present with neurological sequelae, however, adults may present with abdominal complaints. Here we report a case of a nineteen year-old female with a VP shunt who presented with only abdom...

A Giant Abdominal Cerebrospinal Fluid Pseudocyst

Background and Aim: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is the most commonly used procedure for treatment of hydrocephalus in children. Abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst is a rare complication but potentially fatal. The pathogenesis of this complication remains unclear. This complication should be considered during differential diagnosis of an abdominal mass. Our aim is to report how large ...

Formation of abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst.

A 63-year-old man who underwent insertion of a lumboperitoneal shunt developed gait disturbance. He had undergone surgery for gastric cancer 7 years and for ileus 5 years previously. Head computed tomography (CT) revealed enlargement of the ventricles. Abdominal CT revealed a cyst in the abdominal region and the distal segment of the peritoneal shunt tube located within the cyst. Laparotomy rev...

A Case of Full-Term Abdominal Pregnancy

3 months and vaginal bleeding following amenorrhea of 3 months' duration and later again after six months. The patient had been married 6 years and had no pregnancy previously. Periods were regular before the last in December 1946. Following this she had amenorrhea for 3 months with usual symptoms of pregnancy (morning sickness, vomiting and frequency of micturition, etc.). Suddenly one day she...

An Abdominal Pregnancy Developing to Full Term