title: Early cardiac migration of distal shunt catheter.
abstract: Unusual complications of peritoneal shunts are a well-known occurrence. The authors report a rare case of intra-cardiac migration of a distal shunt catheter, which occurred during the initial post-operative days. The physiopathology of this complication and its management are reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France. fahed.zairi@gmail.com
authors.forename: Fahed
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zairi
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: du Moulinet d'Hardemaere
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Assaker
mesh_terms: D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D012086:Reoperation; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*