J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  1983 Jun;12(2):281-285.

Liver Abscess Complicated With V-P Shunt

• Chung YK
• Lee HK
• Lee KC
• Chu JW

Abstract

A 35-year-old male patient with hydrocephalus due to spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage secondary to brain tumor were treated with ventriculo-peritoneal shunt. Subsequently an unusual liver abscess developed at right lobe of liver which was drained successfully through the percutaneous puncture method. The liver abscess and ventriculitis was controlled with systemic, intrathecal and intraventricular antibiotics administrations. The authors have never seen a report of liver abscess after the ventriculoperitoneal shunt. The computed tomographic findings, managements of infection and a review of the literature is presented.

Keyword

V-P shunt; Liver abscess; Klebsiella oxytoca; Ventriculitis

MeSH Terms

Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Brain Neoplasms
Humans
Hydrocephalus
Klebsiella oxytoca
Liver Abscess*
Liver*
Male
Punctures
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
Anti-Bacterial Agents