Shunt malfunction mimicking a cystic tumour

Federico Bianchi; Paolo Frassanito; Gianpiero Tamburrini; Massimo Caldarelli; Luca Massimi

doi:10.3109/02688697.2016.1140124

Shunt malfunction mimicking a cystic tumour

Federico Bianchi, Paolo Frassanito, Gianpiero Tamburrini, Massimo Caldarelli, Luca Massimi

Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri Spa – Società Benefit

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Abstract

Shunt malfunction represents one of the most common problem to deal with in the daily neurosurgical practice. Among the variety of possible presentations, the cyst-like dilatation of the brain around the proximal catheter is one of the most rare and misleading type. The case of a boy with a ‘tumour-like’ proximal shunt malfunction is described and the pertinent literature is analysed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-3
Number of pages	3
Journal	British Journal of Neurosurgery
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/02688697.2016.1140124
Publication status	Accepted/In press - Feb 3 2016

Keywords

CSF shunt
CSF shunt complication
cyst
hydrocephalus
surgery

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Clinical Neurology
Surgery

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