Ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter migration in a patient with breast implants resulting in a peri-implant cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst

Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts complications are most often divided into 2 broad categories: mechanical failure and infection. We report a case of a migrated VP shunt with subsequent development of a pseudocyst around the patient's breast implant, a rare complication. We review the literature...

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Published in:	Radiology case reports Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 221 - 225
Main Authors:	Agarwal, Rishabh, Allen, Amanda, Green, Lauren
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier 01-02-2019
Subjects:	Breast Imaging Breast implant VP shunt complication
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Summary:	Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts complications are most often divided into 2 broad categories: mechanical failure and infection. We report a case of a migrated VP shunt with subsequent development of a pseudocyst around the patient's breast implant, a rare complication. We review the literature of VP shunt complications, including the increasing number of reported breast-related complications, and discuss proposed mechanisms by which migration may occur. With the increase in patients with breast augmentation procedures, there is potential for an increase in the number of reported cases of VP shunt migration.
ISSN:	1930-0433 1930-0433
DOI:	10.1016/j.radcr.2018.10.024