Migration of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt into lateral ventricle of an adult.
Migration of an entire ventriculo-peritoneal shunt into the lateral ventricle of an adult patient with chronic hydrocephalus is presented. The possible causes are reviewed.
D000328:Adult; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications