Neurochirurgie
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Review Case Reports
Tophaceous gout causing thoracic spinal cord compression: Case report and review of the literature.
To improve neurologists' awareness of spine gout by showing a rare case of tophaceous gout in thoracic spine and a summary of vertebral gout in order. ⋯ The spinal gout should be considered when a patient has chronic or acute back pain and/or neurological symptoms, with mass on sides of the vertebras on MRI, especially when the patient has a history of hyperuricemia, the pathology examination can confirm the diagnosis.
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Review Case Reports
Transoral migration of the inferior end of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: A case report with literature review.
Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt surgery is the most widely used technique for the treatment of hydrocephalus. However, it can incur certain complications. Beside frequent complications (infection, obstruction), migration of the peritoneal catheter is a rare but dangerous complication. ⋯ Progression was favorable. To the best of our knowledge, only 7 cases of VP shunt transoral extrusion were reported, but many risk factors were identified. Bowel perforation is a serious complication of VP shunt surgery, sometimes leading to fatal outcome.