Abdominal Cerebrospinal Fluid Pseudocyst Diagnosed with Point-of-care Ultrasound

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" Abdominal Cerebrospinal Fluid Pseudocyst Diagnosed with Point-of-care Ultrasound "
Guest, Brittany J.; Merjanian, Michael H.; Chiu, Emily F.; Canders, Caleb P.

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	928040
Doc. No	:	LA09d3118f
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Guest, Brittany J.; Merjanian, Michael H.; Chiu, Emily F.; Canders, Caleb P.
Title & Author	:	Abdominal Cerebrospinal Fluid Pseudocyst Diagnosed with Point-of-care Ultrasound [Article]\ Guest, Brittany J.; Merjanian, Michael H.; Chiu, Emily F.; Canders, Caleb P.
Title of Periodical	:	Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Volume/ Issue Number	:	3/1
Date	:	2019
Abstract	:	Abdominal pseudocysts are rare complications of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts characterized by accumulations of cerebrospinal fluid surrounded by fibrous layers in the intra-abdominal cavity or abdominal wall. We present a woman with bilateral VP shunts who presented with right-sided abdominal distension, pain, and tenderness and who was found to have an abdominal pseudocyst on point-of-care ultrasound and computed tomography. Given the potential to develop a secondary infection or VP shunt malfunction, it is important for emergency providers to consider intra-abdominal complications of VP shunts, including rare ones such as abdominal pseudocysts, in these patients who present with vague abdominal complaints.