Abstract
A 1‐month‐old male child with a previously placed ventriculoatrial catheter presented with severe cardiorespiratory distress secondary to cardiac tamponade. A cerebrospino‐pericardial communication from right atrial perforation by the catheter was diagnosed quickly and easily by a radionuclide injection of the proximal shunt reservoir.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 349-352 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1984 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- hydrocephalus
- nuclear medicine
- pericardium
- ventriculoatrial catheter
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine