title: A ventriculoperitoneal shunt masquerading as a paratesticular tumor.
abstract: A 3-year-old boy with hydrocephalus was observed to have a painless 2.0-cm right scrotal mass. Abdominal radiograph showed ventriculoperitoneal shunt tubing in the right scrotal sac. Removal of a detached shunt catheter and inguinal hernia repair resolved the problem.
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Silver
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Docimo
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt