Case report of enterocutaneous fistula due to non-functioning ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Abdominal complications after placement of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt are commonly reported but asymptomatic bowel perforation with enterocutaneous fistula (ECF) is rare. This case describes a young male patient who underwent VP shunt for hydrocephalus 10 years ago. He presented with ECF due to...

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Autores principales: Prabhat, Jha, Dhoj, Joshi Bijendra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7526471/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33024538
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjaa378

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