Pülhorn Heinke, Redfern Robert M
Department of Neurosurgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, West Glamorgan, UK.
Br J Neurosurg. 2006 Dec;20(6):431-2. doi: 10.1080/02688690601127460.
An obese woman with benign intracranial hypertension had been managed for several years with lumbo-peritoneal shunting. Following a bilopancreatic procedure performed for management of her obesity dense peritoneal adhesions caused repeated shunt failure. The shunt system was successfully converted to a lumbo-atrial system.