title: Delayed intrapleural migration of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
abstract: We report a case of delayed intrapleural migration of the peritoneal catheter of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. This is an unusual but life-threatening complication of peritoneal shunting for the treatment of hydrocephalus. A method of treatment and abbreviated review of shunt complications is included.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Emanuel Children's Hospital, Portland, OR 97227, USA.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Maxwell
mesh_terms: D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010994:Pleura; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*