Early postoperative lumbar catheter severing in a lumboperitoneal shunt due to bite-off by the spinous processes following a fall on the buttocks: illustrative case
In patients who have undergone catheter placement via a median approach, even within a short period after LP shunt placement, the lumbar catheter that has deteriorated due to "pinch-off" can rupture due to "bite-off" by the spinous processes following a fall on the buttocks. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE24509.
Authors
- Kazuomi Horiuchi
- Daichi Fujimori
- Masahiro Oinuma
- Zenichiro Watanabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0518-5222)
- Akinori Onuki
- Ryoji Munakata
- Rikiya Kameno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2005-5423)
- Yuta Kobayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2029-8292)
- Kazuo Watanabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1810-5308)
- Banri Segawa
Institutions
- Southern Tohoku General Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons
- Published
- 2024-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/case24509
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00