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Neuronavigation and Laparoscopy Guided Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Insertion for the Treatment of Hydrocephalus
Published on: October 14, 2022
Retrograde migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt to the neck. Case report
M Felipe-Murcia1, M J Almagro, J F Martínez-Lage
1Servicio Regional de Neurocirugía, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia.
Abstract:
We report a patient, given a ventriculoperitoneal shunt at the neonatal period, who presented with a painless subcutaneous mass on his neck. Plain radiographs of the cervical region showed that the swelling was made up by a migrated and coiled peritoneal catheter. We briefly discuss the proposed mechanism for this complication and suggest that this occurrence must be taken into account at the time of evaluating a patient with shunt malfunction.
