Extracranial displacement of a ventricular catheter following trauma.
We report a case of complete extracranial displacement of the proximal part of a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt following trauma. The possible mechanism of the delayed displacement of the shunt is discussed. The importance of early recognition of this unusual cause of shunt dysfunction is considered.
Sergides
Ioannis
I
Department of Neurosurgery, King's College Hospital, London, UK. ysergides@hotmail.com
Crocker
Matthew
M
Hampton
Timothy
T
Bassi
Sanj
S
D000328:Adult; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000295:instrumentation*