Delayed diagnosis of pleural complications in ventriculoperitoneal shunt-Case reports of three patients

Hussein Dabbah; Joseph N. Guilburd; Ludmila Guralnik; Michalle Soudack; Alon Ben Nun; Lea Bentur

doi:10.1016/j.rmedx.2006.07.001

Delayed diagnosis of pleural complications in ventriculoperitoneal shunt-Case reports of three patients

Hussein Dabbah, Joseph N. Guilburd, Ludmila Guralnik, Michalle Soudack, Alon Ben Nun, Lea Bentur

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Abstract

Symptomatic pleural effusion following ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt insertion is very rare. We report our experience with three patients with VP shunt and massive pleural effusion. The three were seen multiple times in the emergency room before diagnoses were reached. Awareness of this possible complication may prevent futile surgical interventions or redundant treatments.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	92-94
Number of pages	3
Journal	Respiratory Medicine Extra
Volume	2
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmedx.2006.07.001
State	Published - 2 Oct 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Pleural effusion
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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