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A Case With Calcified Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Presenting With Rhinorrhea: Case Report

Rinore ile Başvuran Kalsifiye Ventriküloperitoneal Şant Olgusu: Olgu Sunumu

Oktay Gürcan(Ankara Şehir Hastanesi)0000-0002-2726-0043
Mehmet Özateş(Ankara Şehir Hastanesi)0000-0002-2051-7766
Salim Şentürk(KOÇ ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-0524-9537
Pınar Ural(ZONGULDAK ÇAYCUMA DEVLET HASTANESİ)0000-0001-7324-8339
Erkin Gonca(ANKARA ETİMESGUT ŞEHİT SAİT ERTÜRK DEVLET HASTANESİ)0000-0001-6682-5433
Pages
26–29
Publication Date
2021-02-28
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We present a 34-year-old male patient with shunt malfunction due to obstruction secondary to calcification.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The ventriculoperitoneal shunt, silicone cerebral spinal fluid shunting system, is the most common effective treatment of hydrocephalus (1).
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Key Findings & Data:Despite enhancements in surgical techniques, and devices, various problems and difficulties are still experienced in the surgery of cerebral spinal fluid shunting.
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Conclusion & Impact:We present a 34-year-old male patient with shunt malfunction due to obstruction secondary to calcification.
🔬Design:Olgu Sunumu
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Kalsifikasyon · Komplikasyon · Ventriküloperitoneal

Abstract

The ventriculoperitoneal shunt, silicone cerebral spinal fluid shunting system, is the most common effective treatment of hydrocephalus (1). Despite enhancements in surgical techniques, and devices, various problems and difficulties are still experienced in the surgery of cerebral spinal fluid shunting. Aging and degradation of the shunt material, hypersensitivity caused by degraded silicone, and shunt obstruction caused by calcification of the catheter are typical examples of late complications. Calcification and related dysfunction of ventriculoperitoneal shunt are rare events in neurosurgical practice. Shunt calcification causes shunt dysfunction in two ways, namely disconnection and obstruction. We present a 34-year-old male patient with shunt malfunction due to obstruction secondary to calcification.

Özet

Ventriküloperitoneal şant, silikon serebral omurilik sıvısı şant sistemi, hidrosefali için en yaygın etkili tedavidir. Cerrahi teknikler ve cihazlardaki gelişmelere rağmen, beyin omurilik sıvısı şant cerrahisinde çeşitli sorunlar ve zorluklar yaşanmaktadır. Şant malzemesinin yaşlanması ve bozulması, bozulmuş silikonun neden olduğu aşırı duyarlılık ve kateterin kalsifikasyonundan kaynaklanan şant tıkanması geç komplikasyonların tipik örnekleridir. Ventriküloperitoneal şantın kalsifikasyonu ve ilişkili disfonksiyonu nöroşirürji pratiğinde nadir görülen olaylardır. Şant kalsifikasyonu, şönt disfonksiyonuna, yani bağlantısızlık ve tıkanıklığa neden olur. Bu yazıda kalsifikasyona bağlı tıkanıklık nedeniyle şant bozukluğu olan 34 yaşında erkek hasta sunuldu.

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Albayrak, H. K., Kazancı, A., Gürçay, A. G., Gürcan, O., Özateş, M., Şentürk, S., Ural, P., Gonca, E., Bavbek, M. (2021). A Case With Calcified Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Presenting With Rhinorrhea: Case Report. Hitit Medical Journal, Cilt: 3 Sayı: 1, 26–29. https://ajindex.com/articles/1347773

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