title: Scrotal mass: a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
abstract: Ventriculoperitoneal shunts are associated with multiple complications. Among them are disconnection and migration of the tubing into the peritoneal cavity. Here we describe a case of a fractured ventriculoperitoneal shunt which migrated and coiled in the scrotum, masquerading as a scrotal swelling. Removal of the shunt via a scrotal incision was performed concomitantly with repair of the hernia sac.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre. chrisckho2002@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Christopher C K
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Wan Jasman
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Jamaludin
authors.forename: Eng Hong
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Goh
authors.forename: Praveen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singam
authors.forename: Zulkifli Md
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Zainuddin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation