title: Wandering distal ends of ventriculo-peritoneal shunts.
abstract: Spontaneous migration with extrusion of the distal catheter is an unusual complication of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt for hydrocephalus. Four instances of disconnection migration are reported: one into a patent processus vaginalis and three extruding per rectum.
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008297:Male; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012007:Rectum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013085:Spermatic Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging