Unusual complications of ventriculo peritoneal shunt surgery

Ventriculo peritoneal (VP) shunt surgery is one of the common neurosurgical procedures employed in the management of hydrocephalus. Numerous complications related to this procedure are reported in the literature. Peritoneal catheter-related complications are the usual causes of the shunt malfunction...

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Autores principales: Teegala, Ramesh, Kota, Laxmi Prasanna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3505339/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23189000
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.102628
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Sumario:Ventriculo peritoneal (VP) shunt surgery is one of the common neurosurgical procedures employed in the management of hydrocephalus. Numerous complications related to this procedure are reported in the literature. Peritoneal catheter-related complications are the usual causes of the shunt malfunction. We report three unusual cases of peritoneal shunt catheter migration in children. Two cases are of anal and one vaginal extrusion. Possible mechanisms of migration and management strategies were discussed.

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