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A rare but life-threatening complication of ventriculo-atrial shunt.
Acta Neurochirurgica 2005 December
Insertion of ventriculoperitoneal and ventriculoatrial shunts is routinely performed. Infarction pneumonia and atrial thrombus formation are described as very rare complications of ventriculoatrial shunts. We present the case of a female patient with ventriculoatrial shunt insertion as long term treatment for aequeductal stenosis who presented with recurrent episodes of dyspnoea, chest pain, and unilateral pleural effusion. Diagnostic evaluation revealed a positive D-dimer test, bilateral basal infiltrates and pleural effusion. Transesophageal echocardiography established the diagnosis of a thrombus in the right atrium. Laboratory testing for thrombophilia revealed a homozygous factor V Leiden mutation. In the following, a shunt revision was performed.
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