CSF pseudocyst: an unusual cause of abdominal distension in a child

Trop Doct. 2014 Apr;44(2):112-3. doi: 10.1177/0049475513519442. Epub 2014 Jan 9.

Abstract

Abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst is an uncommon complication of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt placement. We present the case of a 4 year old child in whom a VP shunt was placed for tubercular meningitis 5 months earlier. The clinical presentation, classic imaging findings and management of CSF pseudocyst in a child are discussed.

Keywords: Tubercular meningitis; VP shunt complications; pseudocyst.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cysts / etiology*
  • Drainage
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tuberculosis, Meningeal / complications
  • Tuberculosis, Meningeal / surgery*
  • Ultrasonography
  • Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / adverse effects*
  • Ventriculostomy