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Cerebrospinal fluid leakage from the umbilicus: Case report and literature review

INTRODUCTION: Shunt catheters within the peritoneal cavity have migrated through and perforated almost all the intra-abdominal hollow viscera. An umbilical cerebrospinal fluid fistula following a ventriculoperitoneal shunt is an extremely rare complication. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a 8-month-old...

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Autores principales: Dolas, Ilyas, Apaydin, Hasan Ogunc, Yucetas, Seyho Cem, Ucar, Mehmet Davut, Kilinc, Suleyman, Ucler, Necati
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4818294/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26814999
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.12.052