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FLORES ALVIS, Ladislao  e  FLORES HERRERA, Daniela. Uncommon complications of ventriculoperitoneal derivation in the Niñ@ Manuel Ascencio Villarroel Hospital. Rev Cient Cienc Méd [online]. 2013, vol.16, n.2, pp.31-33. ISSN 1817-7433.

Ventricular peritoneal shunt is the surgical treatment ofchoice for hydrocephalus or increased ventricular volume causes increased intra-cranial pressure pathology without treatment can lead to irreversible brain damage, otherwise its late resolution irreversible consequences for patients, but also surgical treatment has complications that may impair or complicate recovery. In this section we refer to the less common complications that occur after surgery at some patients in the Niñ@ Manuel Ascencio Villarroel Hospital, with the aim of having them always present, and consider that even being rare we must take into account.

Palavras-chave : Ventricular peritoneal shunt complications; hydrocephalus; abdominal pseudocyst.

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