Core curriculum illustration: ventriculitis as a complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt-induced rectal perforation

Barbara Pawley; Sibi Rajendran

doi:10.1007/s10140-017-1519-1

Core curriculum illustration: ventriculitis as a complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt-induced rectal perforation

Emerg Radiol. 2019 Apr;26(2):253-255. doi: 10.1007/s10140-017-1519-1. Epub 2017 May 31.

Authors

Barbara Pawley¹, Sibi Rajendran²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Kentucky, 800 Rose Street, Room HX 313E, Lexington, KY, 40356-0293, USA. [email protected].
² Department of Radiology, University of Kentucky, 800 Rose Street, Room HX 313E, Lexington, KY, 40356-0293, USA.

PMID: 28567585
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-017-1519-1

Abstract

This is the 35th installment of a series that will highlight one case per publication issue from the bank of cases available online as part of the American Society of Emergency Radiology (ASER) educational resources. Our goal is to generate more interest in and use of our online materials. To view more cases online, please visit the ASER Core Curriculum and Recommendations for Study online at: http://www.aseronline.org/curriculum/toc.htm.

Keywords: External ventricular drain; Ventriculitis; Ventriculoperitonial shunt.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cerebral Ventriculitis / diagnostic imaging*
Cerebral Ventriculitis / etiology*
Cerebral Ventriculitis / microbiology
Child
Contrast Media
Device Removal
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Intestinal Perforation / diagnostic imaging*
Intestinal Perforation / etiology*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Rectum / diagnostic imaging*
Rectum / injuries*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / adverse effects*

Substances

Contrast Media