title: Subgaleal migration of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
abstract: Blockage of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is very common. Here, we describe an unusual case of shunt blockage in an infant. He was shunted for hydrocephalus associated with a Dandy-Walker malformation diagnosed at birth. At surgery, the entire VP shunt was found to have migrated into the subgaleal space, which clinically presented as shunt obstruction. We suggest techniques to avoid this rare, but preventable, complication of shunt surgery.
authors.affiliation: The National Neurosurgery Centre, Khoula Hospital, Ministry Of Health, Post Box 90, Postal Code 116, Mina Al Fahal, Muscat, Sultanate Of Oman.
authors.forename: Qasim S
authors.initials: QS
authors.lastname: Al Hinai
authors.forename: Sanjay J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Pawar
authors.forename: Rewati Raman
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Devadas
mesh_terms: D003616:Dandy-Walker Syndrome / Q000601:surgery; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods