Pleural effusion from intrathoracic migration of a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt catheter: pediatric case report and review of the literature

• Main Authors: Federica Porcaro (Author), Emidio Procaccini (Author), Maria Giovanna Paglietti (Author), Alessandra Schiavino (Author), Francesca Petreschi (Author), Renato Cutrera (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Pleural effusion is a rare complication of ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting and its diagnosis is difficult in patients with neurological and consciousness impairment. Case report Herein we report the case of a child affected by Pfeiffer syndrome and h...