Enterocutaneous fistulae presenting as a late complication of a non-functioning Ventriculo- Peritoneal shunt catheter

A patient with spina bifida and hydrocephalus who had undergone multiple shunt revisions, presented with a 9 month history of chronic discharging sinuses related to a retained shunt catheter not visible on x-ray. This case report demonstrates the importance of clinical history and investigation in p...

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Autores principales: McGrogan, Damian, Shoakazemi, Alireza, Suttner, Nigel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Ulster Medical Society 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3229850/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22347747
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description A patient with spina bifida and hydrocephalus who had undergone multiple shunt revisions, presented with a 9 month history of chronic discharging sinuses related to a retained shunt catheter not visible on x-ray. This case report demonstrates the importance of clinical history and investigation in patients with retained catheters presenting with cutaneous sinuses.
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spelling pubmed-32298502012-02-17 Enterocutaneous fistulae presenting as a late complication of a non-functioning Ventriculo- Peritoneal shunt catheter McGrogan, Damian Shoakazemi, Alireza Suttner, Nigel Ulster Med J Case Report A patient with spina bifida and hydrocephalus who had undergone multiple shunt revisions, presented with a 9 month history of chronic discharging sinuses related to a retained shunt catheter not visible on x-ray. This case report demonstrates the importance of clinical history and investigation in patients with retained catheters presenting with cutaneous sinuses. The Ulster Medical Society 2011-05 /pmc/articles/PMC3229850/ /pubmed/22347747 Text en © The Ulster Medical Society, 2011
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McGrogan, Damian
Shoakazemi, Alireza
Suttner, Nigel
Enterocutaneous fistulae presenting as a late complication of a non-functioning Ventriculo- Peritoneal shunt catheter
title Enterocutaneous fistulae presenting as a late complication of a non-functioning Ventriculo- Peritoneal shunt catheter
title_full Enterocutaneous fistulae presenting as a late complication of a non-functioning Ventriculo- Peritoneal shunt catheter
title_fullStr Enterocutaneous fistulae presenting as a late complication of a non-functioning Ventriculo- Peritoneal shunt catheter
title_full_unstemmed Enterocutaneous fistulae presenting as a late complication of a non-functioning Ventriculo- Peritoneal shunt catheter
title_short Enterocutaneous fistulae presenting as a late complication of a non-functioning Ventriculo- Peritoneal shunt catheter
title_sort enterocutaneous fistulae presenting as a late complication of a non-functioning ventriculo- peritoneal shunt catheter
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3229850/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22347747
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