title: Extrusion of peritoneal catheter through the anus.
abstract: Two cases of spontaneous extrusion of the abdominal portion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt through the anus are reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hospital General de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gelabert González
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002648:Child; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000628:therapy*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity