Con el objetivo de determinar las principales complicaciones postquirúrgicas en pacientes pediátricos con hidrocefalia en el Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, se realizó un estudio descriptivo, de tipo serie de casos, que incluyó las historias clínicas de pacientes post operados por hidrocefalia mediante la derivación ventriculoperitoneal, entre 0 y 14 años al momento de la primera intervención quirúrgica en el hospital. Los datos fueron recolectados en una ficha estandarizada. Se encontró complicaciones en 35,5% de los pacientes. De las complicaciones 54% fueron tempranas y 45% tardías. Las causas fueron: disfunción del sistema, infección y hematoma subdural debido a sobredrenaje, 54,5%, 27,3% y 18,2% respectivamente. De los pacientes con complicaciones: 54,5% tenían hidrocefalia adquirida y 45,5% congénita. Se encontró asociación estadísticamente signific...

Objective: To determine the main surgical complications in pediatric patients with hydrocephalus in Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen National Hospital. Material and method: A descriptive case series reviewed the charts of pediatric patients with hydrocephalus who underwent a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt procedure. These patients were between 0 and 14 years old when they had their first surgery. Data was collected in a standardized chart. Statistical significance was established in p<0.05. Results: Approximately one third of patients (35.5%) developed complications. Fifty- four percent had early complications and 45% developed late complications. Causes for complications were: system malfunction, infection and subdural hematoma caused by overdrainage of VP shunts in 54.5%, 27.3% and 18.2%, respectively. Of all patients who developed complications, 54.5% had acquired and 45.5% ...

Objective: To determine the main surgical complications in pediatric patients with hydrocephalus in Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen National Hospital. Material and method: A descriptive case series reviewed the charts of pediatric patients with hydrocephalus who underwent a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt procedure. These patients were between 0 and 14 years old when they had their first surgery. Data was collected in a standardized chart. Statistical significance was established in p<0.05. Results: Approximately one third of patients (35.5%) developed complications. Fifty- four percent had early complications and 45% developed late complications. Causes for complications were: system malfunction, infection and subdural hematoma caused by overdrainage of VP shunts in 54.5%, 27.3% and 18.2%, respectively. Of all patients who developed complications, 54.5% had acquired and 45.5% ...

Se describe el caso de un varón de 15 años con cuadro clínico caracterizado por dolor y aumento de volumen de la rodilla derecha, fiebre, diaforesis, cefalea, ganglios palpables y pérdida de peso. En la radiografía y RMN de rodilla se encontró acentuada alteración de la epífisis y metáfisis proximal de la tibia y de la metáfisis distal del fémur. La biopsia e inmunohistoquímica fueron compatibles con linfoma no-Hodgkin difuso de células grandes B.