Rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Early onset of distal catheter migration into scrotum in an adult male: Case report and literature review

INTRODUCTION: The role of shunt placement is to divert cerebrospinal fluid from within the ventricles to an alternative location in the setting of hydrocephalus. One of the rare shunt complications is distal catheter migration, and various body sites have been reported, including the scrotum. Althou...

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Autores principales: Lee, Bryan S., Vadera, Sumeet, Gonzalez-Martinez, Jorge A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4334951/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25553524
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2014.09.032

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4334951/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25553524
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2014.09.032

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