Sunken flap following chest tube placement in the presence of ventriculopleural shunt: a case report
Our case highlights the importance of understanding cerebrospinal fluid hydrodynamics with shunt presence and suggests a potential treatment framework for iatrogenic sinking skin flap syndrome in the presence of ventriculopleural shunt.
Authors
- Fawaz Philip Tarzi
- R Poblete (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3866-1934)
- Gene Sung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7439-2359)
- Stephanie Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9725-0986)
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- LAC+USC Medical Center (US)
- Los Angeles Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-12-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-024-04963-9
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.27