[Complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunting: inguinal hernia with scrotal migration of catheter. Case report].
Ventriculoperitoneal shunting is the treatment of choice for hydrocephalus in its different etiologies. Mechanical failure and infections are common complications of shunting. The development of inguinal hernia or hydrocele after shunting is an uncommon condition and the migration of abdominal catheter into the scrotum rare. The patency of processus vaginalis, the raised intra-abdominal pressure and the age of patients are factors related with the genesis of these pathologies. This paper reports a case of a child who developed an inguinal hernia after ventriculoperitoneal shunting and scrotal migration of shunt. The literature is reviewed and treatment is discussed.
Henriques
José Gilberto de Brito
JG
Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. henriques_jgb@hotmail.com
Pinho
Andréa Silva
AS
Pianetti
Geraldo
G
D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum / Q000601:surgery; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*