Giant CSFoma Presenting as Fecal Impaction in 14-year-old


Abstract

Patient is a 14-year-old male with a PMH of myelomeningocele, congenital hydrocephalus, and neurogenic bladder. Patient is s/p VP shunt placement in 2008, with revision in 2011. He presented to the ED for worsening abdominal pain and distension, presumed to be due to fecal impaction. He was admitted for management of constipation. Patient began to deteriorate on day 3 and was no longer producing urine. A CT Abdomen/Pelvis revealed a 23x15x19cm CSFoma, also known as an abdominal pseudocyst. An ultrasound-guided percutaneous abscess drainage produced 700 cc of clear pink/yellow fluid, followed by complete resolution of his symptoms.

 

 

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Giant CSFoma Presenting as Fecal Impaction in 14-year-old


Author Information

Ricardo Soubelet Corresponding Author

Osteopathaic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, USA

Anja von der Osten

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale , USA

Eytan Mendelow

Internal Medicine, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ft. Lauderdale, USA


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