Delayed intracerebral hemorrhage after ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion. Case report and literature review

Neurocirugia (Astur). 2007 Apr;18(2):128-33. doi: 10.1016/s1130-1473(07)70299-3.

Abstract

We present another case of delayed intracerebral hemorrhage after a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting procedure. In this case, a right occipital intraparenchymal hematoma and associated intraventricular hemorrhage occurred six days after the operation for hydrocephalus secondary to subarachnoid hemorrhage in a 64 year old woman. It is a rare complication of VP shunting, with few cases reported previously in the literature. The presumed mechanism is the erosion of a cerebral blood vessel secondary to a close contact with the ventricular catheter; bleeding disorder, vascular malformation, head trauma or brain tumor were excluded in this patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / diagnosis
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / pathology
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Review Literature as Topic
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / adverse effects*