An attempt to prevent the problem of shunt-tube migration.
Five children are presented with complications related to migration of peritoneal shunt tubes. Anchoring the distal end of the peritoneal tube to the peritoneum was found to be a satisfactory answer to the problem in 13 children. This simple method does not add much to the operation time and has prevented shunt-tube migration in the group studied.
D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013536:Suture Techniques