Aseptic ascites and chemical meningitis following ventriculoperitoneal shunting for craniopharyngioma: a first case report

This case is about a child who had a ventriculoperitoneal shunt due to a hydrocephalus related to a cystic craniopharyngioma. Postoperative, he presented abdominal distension and meningismus. Imaging showed regression of the tumor. The cyst was drained by the shunt. No previous similar situations was reported in the literature.