Turkish Neurosurgery
1990 , Vol 1 , Num 4
AN UNUSUAL COMPLICATION OF THE VENTRICULO-PERITONEAL SHUNT: MIGRATION OF THE DISTAL END INTO THE SCROTUM THROUGH THE INGUINAL CANAL
Department of Neurosurgery. University of Çukurova, Faculty of Medicine, Adana, TURKİYE
A patient with communicated hydrocephalus who was treated by ventriculo - peritoneal shunting eight months ago was admitted to hospital because of a rare complication of this procedure, namely hydrocele.
We report the case and review the literature.
Keywords :
Ventriculo - Peritoneal shunting. Ventriculo - Peritoneal shunt complication