[Anal extrusion: a complication of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt for hydrocephalus (author's transl)].
The authors report a case of rectal perforation eight months after the placement of a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt. There was no peritonitis, but an "E. coli" meningitis was found. The patient died two hours after surgical removal of the shunt. At autopsy, a perforation by the tip of the catheter was found in the anterior face of the rectosigmoid.
D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012007:Rectum / Q000293:injuries*
Complicación del shunt peritoneal por perforación intestinal y extrusión del tubo por el ano