Retrieval of a disconnected ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter by laparoscopy in a newborn child: case report.
In rare cases the peritoneal catheter of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt dislodges from the valve and the peritoneal tube migrates into the peritoneal cavity. For retrieval of the free intraperitoneal shunt, tube laparoscopy is the initial method of choice.
Neurosurgical Clinic, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
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Deinsberger
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Langhans
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Winking
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Böker
D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010535:Laparoscopy; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*