Management problems in a case of third ventricular choroid plexus papilloma

A rare case of third ventricular choroid plexus papilloma and associated complication of shunt ascites is described. We propose to convert shunt into ventricular drain in such a situation and reassess the requirement of shunt after complete tumor removal.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mohindra, Sandeep, Savardekar, Amey
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3401653/
Description
Summary:A rare case of third ventricular choroid plexus papilloma and associated complication of shunt ascites is described. We propose to convert shunt into ventricular drain in such a situation and reassess the requirement of shunt after complete tumor removal.