Delayed intrapleural migration of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
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.
Johnson
M C
MC
Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Emanuel Children's Hospital, Portland, OR 97227, USA.
Maxwell
M S
MS
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*