Transdiaphragmatic migration of a ventriculoperitoneal catheter.
A child developed an infected hydrothorax and respiratory distress 3 years after the insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. The distal catheter had penetrated the right pleural space via retrohepatic transdiaphragmatic migration.
D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003964:Diaphragm; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006876:Hydrothorax / Q000150:complications; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010537:Peritoneum; D010994:Pleura / Q000293:injuries; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating