A case with pyopericardium and cardiac tamponade induced by migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter

KARAKURT, CEMŞİT; Celik, Serkan; Ozturk, Mehmet; DİŞLİ, OLCAY; Yakinci, Cengiz

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2014.9761

A case with pyopericardium and cardiac tamponade induced by migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter

KARAKURT C., Celik S. F., Ozturk M., DİŞLİ O. M., Yakinci C.

TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.22, sa.4, ss.837-839, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2014
Doi Numarası: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2014.9761
Dergi Adı: TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.837-839
İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a method used in the treatment of hydrocephalus. In this article, we report a four-year-old girl who was implanted a VP shunt due to hydrocephalus, and referred to our clinic due to dyspnea and cardiomegalia. Echocardiographic examination revealed cardiac tamponade and pericardial effusion. Thorax computed tomography, which was performed due to suspicion of migration of the VP catheter to the pericardium, showed that the VP catheter tip was inside the pericardium. Pericardiectomy was performed due to pericardial constriction was developed after tube drainage, and the VP shunt catheter was shortened and replaced into the abdominal cavity.