TY - JOUR
T1 - Lumboperitoneal shunt complicated with chronic tonsillar herniation
T2 - a case report.
AU - Huang, W. Y.
AU - Chi, C. S.
AU - Shian, W. J.
AU - Mak, S. C.
AU - Wong, Tai-Tong
PY - 1995/5/1
Y1 - 1995/5/1
N2 - Lumbopritoneal shunt (L-P shunt) has been widely accepted as a treatment for communicating hydrocephalus. The technique offers many advantages such as easy insertion, a low infection rate, a reduced incidence of brain damage, et centera. Despite these advantages, there are also some associated complications, such as tonsillar herniation. This complication rarely occurs, but, when it does, it develops gradually. This report concerns an eight-year-old girl, who had received L-P shunt at the age of 20 days; she then developed tonsillar herniation, requiring operative decompression, eight years later. This case illustrates the necessity for carefully follow up patients who have undergone the L-P shunt procedure.
AB - Lumbopritoneal shunt (L-P shunt) has been widely accepted as a treatment for communicating hydrocephalus. The technique offers many advantages such as easy insertion, a low infection rate, a reduced incidence of brain damage, et centera. Despite these advantages, there are also some associated complications, such as tonsillar herniation. This complication rarely occurs, but, when it does, it develops gradually. This report concerns an eight-year-old girl, who had received L-P shunt at the age of 20 days; she then developed tonsillar herniation, requiring operative decompression, eight years later. This case illustrates the necessity for carefully follow up patients who have undergone the L-P shunt procedure.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 7641131
AN - SCOPUS:0029299977
VL - 55
SP - 417
EP - 419
JO - Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
JF - Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
SN - 1726-4901
IS - 5
ER -