{"pk":619,"title":"Abdominal Cerebrospinal Fluid Pseudocyst Diagnosed with Point-of-care Ultrasound","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Abdominal pseudocysts are rare complications of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts characterized by accumulations of cerebrospinal fluid surrounded by fibrous layers in the intra-abdominal cavity or abdominal wall. We present a woman with bilateral VP shunts who presented with right-sided abdominal distension, pain, and tenderness and who was found to have an abdominal pseudocyst on point-of-care ultrasound and computed tomography. Given the potential to develop a secondary infection or VP shunt malfunction, it is important for emergency providers to consider intra-abdominal complications of VP shunts, including rare ones such as abdominal pseudocysts, in these patients who present with vague abdominal complaints.","language":"en","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[],"section":"Case Reports","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/09d3118f","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Brittany","middle_name":"J.","last_name":"Guest","name_suffix":"","institution":"David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles, California","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Michael","middle_name":"H.","last_name":"Merjanian","name_suffix":"","institution":"David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles, California","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Emily","middle_name":"F.","last_name":"Chiu","name_suffix":"","institution":"David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles, California","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Caleb","middle_name":"P.","last_name":"Canders","name_suffix":"","institution":"David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles, California","department":"None"}],"date_submitted":"2018-11-19T23:23:37+01:00","date_accepted":"2018-11-19T23:23:37+01:00","date_published":"2019-01-08T02:14:17+01:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"","type":"","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/uciem_cpcem/article/619/galley/379/download/"}]}