Migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt into the chest. Case report.
A case is presented of a baby in whom the abdominal catheter of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt entered the thoracic cavity. It is believed that the catheter migrated along the xiphocostal margin beneath the rectus abdominis muscle.
D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000601:surgery; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013909:Thorax