{"id":"30762155-dc04-4d2b-8e92-95afdfcd331f","slug":"fractured-inlet-connecting-tube-of-the-flat-bottom-flushing-device-of-a-posterior-fossa-cystoperitoneal-shunt","title":"Fractured inlet connecting tube of the flat bottom flushing device of a posterior fossa cystoperitoneal shunt","authors":["Abbas Amirjamshidi","Kazem Abbasioun","Babak Ghassemi"],"abstract":"Background: There are well-known complications for shunt procedures. Shunt fracture or disconnection is the second most frequent cause of shunt malfunction in children. Shunt disconnection is not a common cause of shunt malfunction in the early period after installation, especially in the adulthood. Case Description: Fracture of the proximal (inlet) connector of a flat-based shunt installed for decompression of a large posterior fossa arachnoid cyst in a 31-year-old female with signs of increased intracranial pressure led to recurrence of her symptoms 6 months after surgery. Conclusion: Awareness of the possibility of fracture site in the junction of the inlet connector of flat bottom shunt systems is warranted and can be diagnosed by three-dimensional computed tomography (3D CT) imaging without performing shunt series study.","thumbnailUrl":"https://sni-digital-videos.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/30762155-dc04-4d2b-8e92-95afdfcd331f/featured/hero-1782420889679.png","publishDate":"2015-03-05T00:00:00.000Z","doi":"10.4103/2152-7806.152734","categories":["Original Article"],"fullTextUrl":"https://surgicalneurologyint.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/4576/SNI-6-36.pdf"}