title: [Unusual abdominal complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt].
abstract: The most common complications after CSF shunting to treat hydrocephalus are shunt infection and obstruction. Although ventriculoperitoneal (VP) diversion of the CSF using artificial shunt devices is an accepted method for the management of hydrocephalus, high rates of various complications have been reported, ranging from 24% to 47%. Among these, abdominal complications account for approximately 25%. The incidence of bowel perforation by shunt-catheter is known to be as low as 0.1-0.7%. We describe a case of migration af a peritoneal catheter through a congenital hernia of Morgagni.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurocirugía Pediátrica, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guillén
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Castelló
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Claramunt
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cardona
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*