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  • Title: [Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt, hypovolemic shock and cerebrospinal fluid ascites].
    Author: Gairi Tahull JM, Costa Clara JM, García-Tornell Florensa S, Roig Quilis M, Tobeña Boada L, Campistol Plana J.
    Journal: An Esp Pediatr; 1984 Aug; 21(2):147-52. PubMed ID: 6497190.
    Abstract:
    A case of communicating hydrocephalus with excessive amount of choroid plexus confirmed by computerized tomography scan in a five-year-old girl is reported. The child exhibited hypovolemic shock and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ascites after ventriculo-peritoneal shunting and relief after ventriculoatrial shunting. Some features suggest overproduction of CSF, with the so-called "third-space" fluid losses, due to sequestration of fluids in the body (peritoneum) that might explain shock. They review 22 cases of CSF ascites reported in the literature.
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