Migration of the distal catheter of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt in hydrocephalus patients

Distal catheter migration of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is a rare but serious complication. It is usually asymptomatic. However, it can be further complicated by the presence of co-infections, interruption of the shunt, and/or disturbances in penetrated organ function. In this report, we pre...

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Autores principales: Allouh, Mohammed Z., Al Barbarawi, Mohammed M., Hiasat, Mohammed H., Abuzayed, Bashar A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Riyadh : Armed Forces Hospital 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5946380/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29057856
http://dx.doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2017.4.20170137

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