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A case of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt pseudocyst in a 9-year-old girl diagnosed using computed tomography is reported. Two attempts at relocation of the shunt failed to prevent reaccumulation of cerebrospinal fluid. A ventriculoatrial shunt was then performed with a successful outcome. Such pseudocysts should be part of the differential diagnosis of abdominal processes in patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunts. If relocation of the shunt outside the pseudocyst is unsuccessful, a ventriculoatrial shunt is generally indicated.
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Baumgartner, F.J., Moore, T.C. & Mitchner, J. Recurrent ventriculoperitoneal shunt pseudocyst in a nine-year-old girl. Klin Wochenschr 68, 485–487 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01648905
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