title: Migration of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt into a Hernia Sac: An Unusual Complication of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery in Children.
abstract: We report 2 cases of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt migration into an inguinal hernia sac. In both cases hernia manifested itself on the right side in late infancy. We attempted to analyse the anatomical and mechanical factors leading to shunt migration as seen in the X-rays of our cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: Sudhir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Nitin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pant
authors.forename: Piyush
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: Tanvir Roshan
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Archika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Jiledar
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rawat
mesh_terms: D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*