title: Laparoscopic assessment of a migrated ventriculoperitoneal shunt into an inguinal hernia.
abstract: Placement of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt may increase intraabdominal pressure and lead to an abdominal or genitourinary complication. We report on a 2-month-old boy with complex congenital neurologic and cardiac anomalies who had a VP shunt migrate into the left inguinal hernia. This report demonstrates how a laparoscopic approach can be successfully used to reposition the VP shunt, identify a contralateral inguinal hernia, and repair both without any additional incisions.
authors: Department of General Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
authors: Lohith B
authors: LB
authors: Potineni
authors: Charles W
authors: CW
authors: Hartin
authors: Seth
authors: S
authors: Gemme
authors: Michael G
authors: MG
authors: Caty
authors: Kathryn D
authors: KD
authors: Bass
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000601:surgery*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*