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| Year : 2007 | Volume
: 2
| Issue : 1 | Page : 16-17 |
Intrahepatic abscess complicating ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Sachin A Borkar, Manish Kumar Kasliwal, Ashok K Mahapatra
Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Ashok K Mahapatra
Room No. 720, Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 110 029
India
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DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.32000
Pyogenic liver abscess occurring as a complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt is of rare occurrence. The authors report an unusual occurrence of a pyogenic liver abscess in a 10-year-old child complicating the insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. It was successfully treated by intravenous antibiotics following shunt removal.
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