title: Hepatic and colonic perforation by an abandoned ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
abstract: We report a case of an abandoned distal limb of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt that resulted in hepatic as well as colonic perforation in a 12-year-old girl. Although it is common practice at the time of shunt revision to leave a retained distal catheter in the peritoneal cavity, we suggest this can result in perforation of solid as well as hollow viscera.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Seng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thipphavong
authors.forename: Christian J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kellenberger
authors.forename: James T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Rutka
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Manson
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003106:Colon / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000295:instrumentation*