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  • Title: [A ventriculoperitoneal shunt as a rare cause of ascites].
    Author: Suárez A, Riestra S, Navascués CA, Sotorrio NG, Rodríguez M, Alonso JL, Pérez R, Rodrigo L.
    Journal: Rev Esp Enferm Dig; 1993 Apr; 83(4):285-7. PubMed ID: 8494660.
    Abstract:
    We report the case of a 22-year-old man with a craniopharyngioma, who developed ascites following a ventriculoperitoneal shunt procedure for hydrocephalus. The ascites was resolved with diversion of the distal catheter into the right atrium. A ventriculoperitoneal shunt can cause ascites, even without neurological symptoms suggestive of shunt malfunction.
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