title: Migration of the abdominal catheter of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt into the scrotum--case report.
abstract: A 3-day-old male neonate presented with migration of the ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt tip through the patent processus vaginalis resulting in scrotal hydrocele. The association of myelomeningocele with hydrocephalus may have been a predisposing factor in this rare complication. Development of scrotal swelling or hydrocele in a child with VP shunt should be recognized as a possible shunt complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Firat University, School of Medicine, Elaziğ, Turkey.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Ozveren
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kazez
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cetin
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Ziyal
mesh_terms: D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D012611:Scrotum; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*