Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

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Acute Shunt Malfunction Caused by Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy without Shunt Infection

  • Choi, Jingyu (Department of Neurosurgery, Gangwondo Sokcho Medical Center) ;
  • Ki, Seung Seog (Department of Gastroenterology, Gangwondo Sokcho Medical Center) ;
  • Park, Seoungwoo (Department of Neurosurgery, Kangwon National University Hospital)
  • Received : 2014.05.19
  • Accepted : 2014.10.14
  • Published : 2014.10.28
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Abstract

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement is often performed in patients with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt and it has been accepted as a safe procedure. The authors report a case of a 50-year-old male who developed acute exacerbation of the hydrocephalus immediately after the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement without any signs of shunt infection, which has not been reported until now. After revision of the intraperitoneal shunt catheter, the sizes of the intracranial ventricles were normalized.

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