title: [Intrathoracic migration of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter: a case report].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The intrathoracic complications from ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement are very rare. However, they are potentially serious if not treated.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the case of thoracic migration of a peritoneal catheter after ventriculoperitoneal shunt and we also review the literature references with discussion of the different mechanisms of shunt-tip migration described. No case of previous sternotomy as in our patient has been found published.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  All reports recommend early catheter repositioning into the peritoneal cavity after diagnosing the migration described, to prevent worse complications. Moreover, it is important to keep in mind that intrathoracic migration can happen and it is necessary to palpate the catheter continuously during passage through subcutaneous tunnelling to prevent it.
authors: Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, España. Electronic address: yanire.sm@hotmail.com.
authors: Yanire
authors: Y
authors: Sánchez-Medina
authors: Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, España.
authors: Jaime
authors: J
authors: Domínguez-Báez
authors: Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, España.
authors: Eglis
authors: E
authors: Lazo-Fernández
authors: Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, España.
authors: Pedro Antonio
authors: PA
authors: Pérez Del Rosario
authors: Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, España.
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Zanabria-Ortiz
mesh_terms: D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D056888:Patient Positioning; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*
keywords: Chest; Complicaciones; Complications; Derivación ventriculoperitoneal; Diafragma; Diaphragm; Hidrocefalia; Hydrocephalus; Migración; Migration; Pleura; Tórax; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt