Anal Extrusion of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Report of Two Cases and Review of Literature

We report two cases of gastrointestinal perforation by ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts and review the literature on the topic. The time interval between shunt surgery and detection of bowel perforation is minimum in infants and increases with age. Sigmoid and transverse colon followed by stomach ar...

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Autores principales: Hasan, Abul, Sharma, Somnath, Chopra, Sanjeev, Purohit, Devendra Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5982498/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29899765
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JPN.JPN_97_17
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Sumario:We report two cases of gastrointestinal perforation by ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts and review the literature on the topic. The time interval between shunt surgery and detection of bowel perforation is minimum in infants and increases with age. Sigmoid and transverse colon followed by stomach are the most frequent sites of gastrointestinal perforations by VP shunts.

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