title: Retrograde migration of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt to the neck after dental treatment.
abstract: The ventriculo-peritoneal shunt (VPS) is the technique most often employed for the treatment of hydrocephaly, but may present complications after placement. Retrograde migration of the peritoneal catheter to the cervical region is rarely reported. This manuscript to describes a case of migration of the distal portion of the VPS system to the neck after dental treatment in a child and discusses the possible causes for this complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pernambuco School of Dentistry, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil. wathson@ig.com.br
authors.forename: Ricardo Wathson Feitosa
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
authors.forename: Carlos Umberto
authors.initials: CU
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Egmond Alves Silva
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Belmiro Cavalcanti
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: do Egito Vasconcelos
mesh_terms: D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000009:adverse effects; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*