Subcutaneously obstructed ventriculoperitoneal shuntogram Journal Article
| Authors: | Mannelli, L.; Monti, S.; Shin, D.; Lomabardo, I.; Behnia, F. |
| Article Title: | Subcutaneously obstructed ventriculoperitoneal shuntogram |
| Abstract: | A 65-year-old man presented with headache, altered mental status, and somnolence. The patient had a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt revised a month earlier. A CT of the head was performed, which demonstrated interval development of hydrocephalus compared with the prior examination done at the time of the shunt revision. Further evaluation of the VP shunt dynamics was obtained through a radionuclide shuntogram using 99mTcO4. The shuntogram demonstrated passage of the radiotracer down the VP shunt tubing. This case illustrates the utility of radionuclide shuntogram in demonstrating an unusual cause of hydrocephalus after VP shunt placement. |
| Keywords: | aged; case report; radiopharmaceuticals; cerebrospinal fluid; computer assisted emission tomography; radiopharmaceutical agent; scintiscanning; brain ventricle peritoneum shunt; tomography, emission-computed; hydrocephalus; adverse effects; pertechnetic acid tc 99m; sodium pertechnetate tc 99m; ventriculoperitoneal shunt; humans; human; male; diagnostic use |
| Journal Title: | Clinical Nuclear Medicine |
| Volume: | 40 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| ISSN: | 0363-9762 |
| Publisher: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
| Date Published: | 2015-03-01 |
| Start Page: | 265 |
| End Page: | 267 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000625 |
| PUBMED: | 25546218 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Export Date: 2 September 2015 -- Source: Scopus |
