title: Spontaneous bowel perforation from distal catheter leading to meningitis: a rare but frequently overlooked complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Peoria, Peoria, Illinois 61603, USA. tobias.a.mattei@osfhealthcare.org
authors.forename: Tobias A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Mattei
authors.forename: Asem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salma
authors.forename: Julian J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*