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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt revision in a child can be complicated by neurogenic pulmonary oedema during the postoperative course.
Highlights the potential for neurogenic pulmonary oedema as a postoperative complication following ventriculoperitoneal shunt revision in children.
Neurogenic pulmonary oedema may complicate pediatric VP shunt revision; this case report leaves open incidence and optimal management.
Summary The following report emphasizes the potential for neurogenic pulmonary oedema to complicate the postoperative course of a child following ventriculoperitoneal shunt revision. The pathophysiology and therapy of neurogenic pulmonary oedema are reviewed.
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John B. Rose (1994) studied this question. Ventriculoperitoneal shunt revision in a child can be complicated by neurogenic pulmonary oedema during the postoperative course.
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