title: Protrusion of a peritoneal catheter through the umblicus: an unusual complication of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
abstract: Protrusion of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt through the umblicus is one of the rare complications of shunt insertion reported in the medical literature. One such case is presented here in a child in whom a VP shunt had been placed for congenital hydrocephalus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sher-i Kashmir Institute of medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, India.
authors.forename: Abrar A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.forename: Altaf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramzan
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Wani
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D014472:Umbilicus; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*