title: Peroral extrusion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter.
abstract: A case of retrograde migration and peroral extrusion of a ventriculoperitoneal catheter is reported. A patient population at risk is defined, and preventive measures are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical School at Houston.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Griffith
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: DeFeo
mesh_terms: D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth; D010537:Peritoneum; D011859:Radiography; D013270:Stomach / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*