Adult hydrocoele complicating a lumboperitoneal shunt

Br J Neurosurg. 2011 Oct;25(5):647-8. doi: 10.3109/02688697.2010.544785. Epub 2011 Feb 23.

Abstract

We report an adult patient who developed a right-sided hydrocoele following a lumboperitoneal shunt. While hydrocoeles have been described as a rare complication following ventriculo- and lumboperitoneal shunts in children, we are unaware of any previously reported cases of hydrocoeles resulting from such shunts in adults.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / adverse effects*
  • Functional Laterality
  • Headache / etiology
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Hypertension / therapy*
  • Lumbosacral Region
  • Male
  • Meningioma / surgery
  • Papilledema / therapy
  • Testicular Hydrocele / diagnosis*
  • Testicular Hydrocele / etiology
  • Testicular Hydrocele / therapy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed