Unusual complications and mechanism: migration of the distal catheter into the heart--report of two cases and review of the literature.
Department of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515 Guangdong, China.
Quantang
Q
Wei
Songtao
S
Qi
Yuping
Y
Peng
Jun
J
Fan
Yuntao
Y
Lu
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*