A child with hydrocephalus had two rare complications of a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt: exposure of the abdominal catheter through the surgical incision and perforation of the intestine by a new Raimoundi catheter and its emergence from the anus. No infection occurred. The catheter was replaced with a new one on each occasion, without incident.
Two unusual complications of Ventriculo-peritoneal Shunt in the same infant / N. Di Lorenzo; R. Giuffrè. - In: SURGICAL NEUROLOGY. - ISSN 0090-3019. - STAMPA. - 3:(1975), pp. 23-24.
Two unusual complications of Ventriculo-peritoneal Shunt in the same infant
DI LORENZO, NICOLA;
1975
Abstract
A child with hydrocephalus had two rare complications of a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt: exposure of the abdominal catheter through the surgical incision and perforation of the intestine by a new Raimoundi catheter and its emergence from the anus. No infection occurred. The catheter was replaced with a new one on each occasion, without incident.
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