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June 5, 2026Haryana Journal of Surgery

From Brain to Belly: A Giant Pseudocyst as a Rare Sequela of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt

Jagdish Gupta Shivang Mittal Mayuresh Barure K. Santosh Kumar M. Vidhya Shankar Sai Adithya Shivani Chandak Vinay Bhagat

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The aim is to highlight a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt for hydrocephalus.
Case report of a 19-year-old male with a history of VP shunt placement for hydrocephalus.
Imaging studies were conducted to assess the abdominal mass.
Laparoscopic technique was used for cyst drainage and VP shunt repositioning.
A large abdominal cyst consistent with a pseudocyst was found, leading to significant symptoms.
Surgery resulted in cyst drainage and repositioning of the shunt, which may prevent future complications.

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Case report shows a large pseudocyst complication of VP shunt in a 19-year-old male, indicating clinical significance.

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Gupta et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2900266f82f25be989cdbb https://doi.org/10.4103/hjs.hjs_14_26

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