A Rare Case of Massive Cerobrospinal Fluid Ascite: A Late Complication of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt

Late Complication of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Case ReportAn 18 years old boy was admitted in our department for abdominal pain associated with an altered general status.The patient was a previous neurosurgical patient.Indeed, He was hospitalized at 1 year old age for a macrocephaly, left hemiparesis and convergent strabismus.The brain CT scan diagnosed a right univentricular hydrocephalus for which the patient subsequently underwent a VP shunt (Figure 1).The patient had a distal valve obstruction 10 months after surgery this first surgery which has been treated.The follow up was uneventful.Hence, 17 years later, he complained of painful abdominal distention.