Foreign body in the right atrium: a complication of Pudenz ventriculo-atrial shunt.
A dislodged Pudenz ventriculo-atrial shunting catheter in a 1.5 year old girl, removed from the right heart by right atriotomy, is presented. The diagnosis, complications and treatment of this unusual complication of the Pudenz shunt are discussed.
D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male