Migration of the abdominal catheter of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt into the scrotum--case report.
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.
Ozveren
M F
MF
Department of Neurosurgery, Firat University, School of Medicine, Elaziğ, Turkey.
Kazez
A
A
Cetin
H
H
Ziyal
I M
IM
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*