title: Duplicated peritoneal catheter as a cause of shunt malfunction. Case report.
abstract: A rare example of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt malfunction is presented. Radiological and operative findings demonstrated a self-duplication with upward migration of the peritoneal catheter.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Hospitals of Bergamo (Ospedali Riuniti Bergamo), Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ferraresi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Griffini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Torcello
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cassinari
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010537:Peritoneum; D011859:Radiography