Intracranial granuloma as an unusual complication of subdural peritoneal shunt
- 1 July 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG) in Journal of Neurosurgery
- Vol. 55 (1) , 136-138
- https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1981.55.1.0136
Abstract
✓ The authors report a rare case of intracranial granuloma as a complication of subdural-peritoneal shunting for the treatment of subdural effusion. The necessity of the removal of the entire shunt system as soon as the subdural effusion has cleared is emphasized.Keywords
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