title: Bowel perforation by ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter mimicking gastroenteritis.
abstract: Colon perforation is a rare and serious complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt. The authors report a 7-month-old male infant with vomiting and watery diarrhea after colon perforation by a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. A minimal laparotomy incision was performed accurately where preoperative colonoscopy had detected the penetration site of shunting tube in the left colon.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Research Center of Children's Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Saeid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aslanabadi
authors.forename: Mandana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rafeey
authors.forename: Kamyar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ghabili
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimia
authors.forename: Ziaaedin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ghorashi
authors.forename: Shahram
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abdoli-Oskouei
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Daryani
mesh_terms: D003106:Colon / Q000293:injuries*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation