@article{Adhikari_Bhandari_Karmacharya_Yogi_2021, title={Pseudocyst of Abdomen Presenting as a Huge Abdominal Mass after Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report}, volume={10}, url={https://nepjol.info/index.php/JAIM/article/view/42197}, DOI={10.3126/jaim.v10i2.42197}, abstractNote={<p>A ventriculoperitoneal shunt is a major surgical modality to relieve intracranial pressure in patients with hydrocephalus. Shunt obstruction and infection are the most common complications following shunt surgery whereas VP shunt-associated pseudocyst formation is a rare complication. These are the cystic space without the epithelial lining, filled with fluid around the distal tip of the catheter.</p> <p>In this case report, we present you a 47-year-old male who underwent VP shunt placed a year back presented with huge abdominal swelling, headache, and weight loss. CT scan of the abdomen showed abdominal pseudocyst with the peritoneal end of the shunt within the cyst.</p> <p>Though the exact mechanism is not known, abdominal adhesion, multiple revisions, obstruction, or dislodgement are thought to predispose to the formation of a pseudocyst.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Advances in Internal Medicine}, author={Adhikari, Suman and Bhandari, Prabin and Karmacharya, Balgopal and Yogi, Nikunja}, year={2021}, month={Dec.}, pages={87–89} }