62
Views
13
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Case study

Pleural effusions appearing in the rehabilitation ward after ventriculoperitoneal shunts: a report of two adult cases and a review of the literature

&
Pages 835-844 | Received 12 Apr 2003, Accepted 20 Jan 2004, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

References

  • HEROS, R. C.: Acute hydrocephalus after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Stroke, 20: 715–717, 1989.
  • OJEMANN, R. G. and BLACK, P. M.: Hydrocephalus in adults. In: J. R. Youmans (editor) Neurological Surgery (Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders), pp. 1423–1435, 1982.
  • CECCOTTI, C., COLANTUONO, C., FONTANA, L. et al.: Eccezionale osservazione di idrotorace, ascite liquorale ed idrocele in paziente con derivazione ventricolo-peritoneale. Acta Neurologica (Napoli), 42: 274–279, 1981.
  • TAUB, E. and LAVYNE, M. H.: Thoracic complications of ventriculoperitoneal shunts: case report and review of the literature. Neurosurgery, 34: 181–184, 1994.
  • INGALL, T. J., WHISNANT, J. P., WIEBERS, D. 0. et al.: Has there been a decline in subarachnoid hemorrhage mortality? Stroke, 20: 718–724, 1989.
  • SunLow, C. L. M. and WARLow, C. P.: Comparable studies of the incidence of stroke and its pathological types: results from an international collaboration. Stroke, 28: 491–499, 1997.
  • ADAMS, JR, H. P. and LOVE, B. B.: Medical management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. In: H. J. M. Barnett, J. P. Mohr, B. M. Stein et al. (editors) Stroke: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management, 3rd edn (Philadelphia, PA: Churchill Livingstone), pp. 1243–1262, 1998.
  • VASSILOUTHIS, J. and RICHARDSON, A. E.: Ventricular dilatation and communicating hydrocepha-lus following spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage. Journal of Neurosurgery, 51: 341–351, 1975.
  • TEASDALE, G. and JENNETT, B.: Assessment of coma and impaired consciousness. A practical scale. Lancet, 2: 81–84, 1974.
  • MAHONEY, F. I. and BARTHEL, D. W.: Functional evaluation: the Barthel Index. Maryland State Medical Journal, 14: 61–65, 1965.
  • GLOM., H. J. and KAUFMANN, H. J.: Shunts and complications. Progress in Pediatric Radiology, 6: 231–271, 1978.
  • FAILLACE, W. J. and GARRISON, D. R.: Hydrothorax after ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement in a premature infant: an iatrogenic postoperative complication. Case report. Journal of Neurosurgery, 88: 594–597, 1998.
  • VON TRAPPE, B.-0., SCHUSTER, R., VON ROHDEN, L. et al.: Beitrag zum iatrogenen Hydrothrax bei einem Kind mit ventrikuloperitonealer Ableitung eines Hydrocephalus Intemus. Kinderiirztliche Praxi, 56: 337–340, 1988.
  • YUKINAICA, M., NOMURA, M., MITANI, T. et al.: Cerebrospinal ascites developed 3 years after ventriculoperitoneal shunting in a hydrocephalic patient. Internal Medicine, 37: 638–641, 1998.
  • GLICICMAN, R. M. and ISSELBACHER, K. J.: Abdominal swelling and ascites. In: A. S. Fauci, E. Braunwald, K. J. Isselbacher et al. (editors) Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th edn (New York, NY: McGraw-Hill), pp. 255–257, 1998.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.