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Intraventricular Migration Of Peritoneal Shunt Catheter: A Case Report
Abstract
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt is associated with various complications. A rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is intracranial migration of the peritoneal shunt catheter. We
present a case of intraventricular migration of a peritoneal shunt catheter in a 26-month old male child who had ventriculoperitoneal shunt done when he was 14 months of age, but represented a year later with features of shunt malfunction. The clinical history, surgical treatment, and pathophysiological mechanism involved in shunt migration are discussed. The management of this very rare problem is discussed and the literature reviewed.
Key Word: Endoscopic third ventriculostomy, Shunt migration, Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
present a case of intraventricular migration of a peritoneal shunt catheter in a 26-month old male child who had ventriculoperitoneal shunt done when he was 14 months of age, but represented a year later with features of shunt malfunction. The clinical history, surgical treatment, and pathophysiological mechanism involved in shunt migration are discussed. The management of this very rare problem is discussed and the literature reviewed.
Key Word: Endoscopic third ventriculostomy, Shunt migration, Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
