Vp Shunt Abdominal Pain

Unfortunately since then i have been suffering from a stabbing pain in my abdomen.

Vp shunt abdominal pain. Abdominal pain caused by vp shunt. A ct scan of the a. Obstruction is the most common cause of ventriculoperitoneal shunt vps malfunction.

Infection is the second most common cause of vps malfunction which is more common in children. Fever headache abdominal pain fatigue and a spike in blood pressure levels or having the same symptoms that were present when the shunt was initially placed can indicate an infection or a. They removed some scar tissue but the pain largely didn t change except for severe pain on the lower right side before gm.

The occurrance of a viscus perforation by the abdominal portion of a vp shunt is often a prolonged clinical phenomenon which usually does not lead to acute peritonitis. I figured my abdominal catheter is touching something or i am getting used to the drainage. Persistent abdominal pain directly induced by a peritoneal catheter of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt which is associated with no other complications such as bowel perforation pseudocyst or infection has not been previously reported.

The abdominal pain is usually in the same area and if i get up and walk around or roll around on my bed it will sometimes stop. I m looking for advise. I have pelvic pain and abdominal pain following a shunt replacement and a suprapubuc cath.

In july i had a them look around inside with a camera. In patients with such a device right lower quadrant abdominal pain can puzzle the surgeon posing a differential diagnostic problem among appendicitis nonsurgical colicky pain and primary shunt catheter tip infection. A ct scan of the a.

Ventriculitis from shunt infection is a well documented complication of vp shunts and frequently occurs in the early postoperative period secondary to wound infection or intraoperative contamination. Pseudocyst is a late complication of vps which may present as abdominal pain and a palpable mass. With my first vp shunt in january i woke up with abdominal pain that was constant and got worse.