[Ascending migration of distal catheter of ventriculoperitoneal derivation].
A case is reported of an infant with complete migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt system (Pediatric Pudenz valve without reservoir 15-54 mm H20) into the ventricle. This unusual complication is extremely uncommon. According to our records only 12 cases have been cited in the past.
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Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Del Niño, Panamá.
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D001921:Brain; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010537:Peritoneum