title: Proximal migration of a lumbo-peritoneal shunt into a cerebellar peduncle.
abstract: We present dramatic images of a lumbo-peritoneal (LP) shunt that has migrated into the posterior fossa. We discuss its successful revision, and review previous reports of LP shunt migration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK. peterbodkin@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Bodkin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shanmuganathan
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Whittle
mesh_terms: D002531:Cerebellum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult