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  • Title: Delayed intracerebral hemorrhage after ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion. Case report and literature review.
    Author: Alcázar L, Alfaro R, Tamarit M, Gómez-Angulo JC, Ortega JM, Aragonés P, Jerez P, Salazar F, del Pozo JM.
    Journal: Neurocirugia (Astur); 2007 Apr; 18(2):128-33. PubMed ID: 17497059.
    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.
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