Ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction due to migration of the abdominal catheter into the scrotum

Zvi Ram; Gideon Findler; Itzhak Guttman; Rami Cherniak; Nachshon Knoller; Itzhak Shacked

doi:10.1016/S0022-3468(87)80516-X

Ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction due to migration of the abdominal catheter into the scrotum

Zvi Ram^*, Gideon Findler, Itzhak Guttman, Rami Cherniak, Nachshon Knoller, Itzhak Shacked

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Abstract

A case is reported in which the peritoneal portion of a ventriculopertoneal shunt migrated into the scrotum via an indirect inguinal hernia and caused cerebrospinal fluid hydrocele with shunt malfunction.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1045-1046
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume	22
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3468(87)80516-X
State	Published - Nov 1987

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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
hydrocele

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