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Gastric perforation by a ventriculoperitoneal shunt in an adult

Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt operation is a common neurosurgical procedure applied for managing intracranial hydrocephalus. Migration of a distal catheter is an uncommon complication, and related gastric perforation is rarely reported. Herein, we report the case of gastric perforation in a patien...

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Autores principales: Chen, Yu-Hao, Hsieh, Cheng-Ta, Sun, Jui-Ming, Chang, Sio-Iong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Riyadh : Armed Forces Hospital 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8015529/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32351252
http://dx.doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2020.2.20190118