Abdominal Pain And Fevers in A Shunted Patient

Nancy Abu-Bonsrah; Dimitrios Mathios

doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-75614-3.00064-9

Abdominal Pain And Fevers in A Shunted Patient

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Abstract

A woman with shunted hydrocephalus presents with abdominal abscesses near her distal shunt catheter. The team is consulted to help with the management of shunt-associated infections.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Neurosurgical Consult Book
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	309-314
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9780323756143
ISBN (Print)	9780323756150
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-75614-3.00064-9
State	Published - Jan 1 2022

Keywords

abdominal abscess
hydrocephalus
meningitis
shunt externalization
shunt infection
ventriculitis
ventriculoperitoneal shunt

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