title: Proximal migration of a lumboperitoneal unishunt system.
abstract: Proximal migration of a lumboperitoneal (LP) shunt is a rare complication associated with unishunt systems. We report three cases with a hypothesis that raised intra-abdominal pressure may be a factor responsible for the proximal migration of a LP unishunt. A rare case of proximal migration of LP shunt into the quadrigeminal cistern is also reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. desieberyl@desiderio.fsnet.co.uk
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nannapaneni
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Behari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Herwadkar
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D051299:Post-Dural Puncture Headache / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods