title: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter protrusion through the anus: case report of an uncommon complication and literature review.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Dana Children's Hospital, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, 64239, Israel. nopasara73@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glatstein
authors.forename: Shlomi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Constantini
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Scolnik
authors.forename: Nir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shimoni
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roth
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal; D057785:Catheters / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000293:injuries*; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*