title: Enterocutaneous fistulae presenting as a late complication of a non-functioning Ventriculo- Peritoneal shunt catheter.
abstract: A patient with spina bifida and hydrocephalus who had undergone multiple shunt revisions, presented with a 9 month history of chronic discharging sinuses related to a retained shunt catheter not visible on x-ray. This case report demonstrates the importance of clinical history and investigation in patients with retained catheters presenting with cutaneous sinuses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Victoria Hospital 274 Grosvenor Road, Belfast, United Kingdom BT12 6BA. damianmcg@gmail.com
authors.forename: Damian
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McGrogan
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shoakazemi
authors.forename: Nigel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suttner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000150:complications; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects