title: Proximal subcutaneous migration of the distal end of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt presenting with recurrent cerebrospinal fluid galactorrhea.
abstract: The authors report an unusual case of recurrent proximal migration of the distal end of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter presenting as CSF galactorrhea. The authors review the pertinent literature and discuss the possible causes as well as techniques to prevent a similar occurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas.
authors.forename: Asif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maknojia
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Caron
mesh_terms: D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid; D005260:Female; D005687:Galactorrhea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt