INTRA ABDOMINAL COMPLICATIONS OF V-P SHUNTS

Tansu MERTOL; Hayati ATABAY; Metin GÜNER; Tanju AKTUĞ

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Turkish Neurosurgery 1994 , Vol 4 , Num 3

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INTRA ABDOMINAL COMPLICATIONS OF V-P SHUNTS

Tansu MERTOL¹, Hayati ATABAY¹, Metin GÜNER¹, Tanju AKTUĞ²

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Dokuz Eylül University Medical School İzmir
²Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dokuz Eylül University Medical School İzmir The authors report two cases of rarely seen intra abdominal complications of ventriculo-peritoneal shunts (extrusion of abdominal catheter into the serotum and intestinal perforation). In each case, the treatment is outlined. Keywords : Cerebrospinal fluid shunt, Hydrocephalus, Intestinal perforation, Serotum

Corresponding author : Hayati Atabay