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A 5-Month-Old Infant with Right Scrotum Swelling; a Case Report
Shih-Wen Hung1, Kuo-Chih Chen1, Chin-Chu Wu2
1Emergency Department, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.; School of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Emergency (Tehran, Iran)
|March 14, 2017
Summary
Distal catheter migration in ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts is rare. This case details an infant with VP shunt tubing coiled in the scrotum, successfully treated with surgery.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Medical Device Complications
Background:
- Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts are crucial for managing hydrocephalus.
- Distal catheter migration is an infrequent but serious complication.
- Post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus requires timely intervention.

