title: Foraminal migration of a lumboperitoneal shunt catheter tip.
abstract: Although lumboperitoneal shunts have some advantages over other shunt types, they are also associated with unique complications, including scoliosis, back pain, and sciatica. We report a case of foraminal migration of a lumboperitoneal shunt catheter tip, which resulted in radicular pain and neurological deficit.
authors.affiliation: Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey. isolaroglu@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ihsan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Solaroglu
authors.forename: Ozerk
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Okutan
authors.forename: Etem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Beskonakli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000473:pathology*