Migration of the peritoneal tip of a ventriculoperitoneal catheter causing shunt malfunction. Case illustration.
Gan
Yee Chiung
YC
Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Pediatric Surgery, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Children's and Women's Health Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Steinbok
Paul
P
D002648:Child; D003244:Consciousness Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*