Migration of Distal End of VP Shunt into the Scrotum: A Management Review

Ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunt is the typical and most common procedure for the treatment of hydrocephalus. Many complications have been associated with VP shunts, migration of the distal end of the VP tube into the scrotum is a rare one. We report the presentation and management of a case of 3 mo...

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Autores principales: Taha, Mahmoud M., Almenshawy, Hassan A., Ezzat, Mohammad, Elbadawy, Mohamed Kh.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2022
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9439880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36062184
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1756181
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description Ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunt is the typical and most common procedure for the treatment of hydrocephalus. Many complications have been associated with VP shunts, migration of the distal end of the VP tube into the scrotum is a rare one. We report the presentation and management of a case of 3 month age infant who had scrotal swelling primarily diagnosed as hydrocele. Investigations proved the presence of shunt migration. The possibility of shunt migration should be considered. Early diagnosis and management of such complications is easy and can prevent subsequent serious sequelae.
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spelling pubmed-94398802022-09-03 Migration of Distal End of VP Shunt into the Scrotum: A Management Review Taha, Mahmoud M. Almenshawy, Hassan A. Ezzat, Mohammad Elbadawy, Mohamed Kh. Surg J (N Y) Ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunt is the typical and most common procedure for the treatment of hydrocephalus. Many complications have been associated with VP shunts, migration of the distal end of the VP tube into the scrotum is a rare one. We report the presentation and management of a case of 3 month age infant who had scrotal swelling primarily diagnosed as hydrocele. Investigations proved the presence of shunt migration. The possibility of shunt migration should be considered. Early diagnosis and management of such complications is easy and can prevent subsequent serious sequelae. Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2022-09-02 /pmc/articles/PMC9439880/ /pubmed/36062184 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1756181 Text en The Author(s). This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, permitting unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction so long as the original work is properly cited. ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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