Spontaneous transection of Raimondi peritoneal catheter.
Three cases of spontaneous transection of a Raimondi peritoneal catheter are reported. Two cases were in infants aged 14 and 10 months, respectively, with communicating hydrocephalus, and the other was in a 10-year-old boy with noncommunicating hydrocephalus associated with a pinealoma. The mechanism of this complication is discussed.
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010537:Peritoneum; D010871:Pinealoma / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation