title: Intragastric migration of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter.
abstract: A child developed bacterial meningitis and shunt dysfunction 2 years after the insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt for posttraumatic hydrocephalus. The distal end of the shunt catheter had penetrated the gastric wall. We found no other report of intragastric shunt catheter migration with successful treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, National Kagawa Children's Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: S Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Oi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shose
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Asano
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oshio
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
mesh_terms: D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology; D010537:Peritoneum; D011859:Radiography; D013270:Stomach / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*