E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
MIGRATION OF THE DISTAL CATHETER OF A VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT INTO THE ABDOMINAL WALL CASE REPORT
Page : 125-127
A case of migration of a Pudenz type peritoneal shunt catheter into the abdominal wall diagnosed with computed tomography is presented. This is a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt. It seems that a foreign body in the abdominal cavity and infection are the most important causal factors.
Keywords : Abdominal wall infection ventriculoperitoneal shunt complication
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