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Neuronavigation and Laparoscopy Guided Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Insertion for the Treatment of Hydrocephalus
Published on: October 14, 2022
Cerebrospinal fluid hydrocele caused by scrotal migration of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Atif Nawaz1, Mustafa Belal Hafeez Chaudhry1, Waseem Akhtar Mirza1
1Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
Abstract:
A 6-month-old boy presented with painless right hemiscrotal swelling. The scrotal ultrasound revealed a cerebrospinal fluid hydrocele caused by the migration of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) catheter tip into the right hemiscrotum and associated undescended left testis. Earlier, he underwent a VPS placement for hydrocephalus secondary to neonatal bacterial meningitis and ventriculitis. The patient was treated with bilateral herniotomy, left-sided orchidopexy and repositioning of VPS into the peritoneal cavity.
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