Migration of distal catheter of the ventriculo-mitral shunt into the right atrium. Case report.
A rare case of migration of a distal catheter from a ventriculo-atrial shunt into the right atrium is presented. The employed surgical procedure for the removal of the foreign body from the heart is briefly discussed.
D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography