Briggs J R, Hendry G M, Minns R A
Arch Dis Child. 1984 Jul;59(7):661-4. doi: 10.1136/adc.59.7.661.
Pseudocysts filled with cerebrospinal fluid caused complications at the distal end of ventriculoperitoneal shunts in five children. Only one of these cysts was infected. The children presented with raised intracranial pressure or abdominal symptoms, or both. We report on the usefulness of abdominal ultrasound examination in the diagnosis and follow up of these patients and suggest that abdominal ultrasound should form part of the initial assessment of children with ventriculoperitoneal shunt dysfunction.
五个儿童的脑室腹腔分流术远端出现充满脑脊液的假性囊肿并引发并发症。这些囊肿中只有一个发生感染。患儿出现颅内压升高或腹部症状，或两者皆有。我们报告了腹部超声检查在这些患者诊断和随访中的作用，并建议腹部超声应成为脑室腹腔分流功能障碍患儿初始评估的一部分。
