Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Peritoneal Catheter Knot Formation

The ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a common procedure in pediatric neurosurgery that carries a risk of complications at cranial and abdominal sites. We report on the case of a child with shunt infection and malfunction. The peritoneal catheter was tethered within the abdominal cavity, precluding...

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Autores principales: Ul-Haq, Anwar, Al-Otaibi, Faisal, Alshanafey, Saud, Sabbagh, Mohamed Diya, Al Shail, Essam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3787642/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24109528
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/628493

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3787642/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24109528
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/628493

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