Two unusual complications of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt in the same infant.
A child with hydrocephalus had two rare complications of a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt: exposure of the abdominal catheter through the surgical incision and perforation of the intestine by a new Raimoundi catheter and its emergence from the anus. No infection occurred. The catheter was replaced with a new one on each occasion, without incident.
D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis; D007601:Jugular Veins; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000209:etiology*