title: Intramuscular Migration of Venous Catheter as a Rare Complication of Ventriculoatrial Shunt: Case Report and Literature Review.
abstract: The most common procedure to manage hydrocephalus is a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Other alternatives include a ventriculoatrial (VA) shunt, ventriculopleural shunt, lumboperitoneal shunt, or ventriculocisternal shunt. The VA shunt is a relatively rare procedure for hydrocephalus. As reported, several complications of VA shunt include obstructions, malposition, shunt infections, endocarditis, heart failure, tricuspid regurgitation, intra-atrial thrombus, and pulmonary hypertension. In this case report and literature review, we discuss a rare case of intramuscular migration of a venous tube 1 year after VA shunt implantation. We also report all the possible locations of migration after placement of VA shunt.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Cheng-Che
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University - An Nan Hospital, Tainan City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hao-Yu
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University - An Nan Hospital, Tainan City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hung-Lin
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University - An Nan Hospital, Tainan City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yen-Tse
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, China Medical University - An Nan Hospital, Tainan City, Taiwan.|Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Cheng Hsin
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D064131:Back Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male