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Neuronavigation and Laparoscopy Guided Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Insertion for the Treatment of Hydrocephalus
Published on: October 14, 2022
Intracardiac migration and knotting of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Gert Frahm-Jensen1, Peter R Newton2, Katharine J Drummond2
1Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Abstract:
We report a patient with delayed migration of the distal ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter from the peritoneum to the right atrium with associated knotting of the catheter complicating removal. We also review the literature on this topic.
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