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

• Главные авторы: Federica Porcaro (Автор), Emidio Procaccini (Автор), Maria Giovanna Paglietti (Автор), Alessandra Schiavino (Автор), Francesca Petreschi (Автор), Renato Cutrera (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: BMC, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...