Retrograde migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt to the neck: Case report
We report a patient, given a ventriculoperitoneal shunt at the neonatal period, who presented with a painless subcutaneous mass on his neck. Plain radiographs of the cervical region showed that the swelling was made up by a migrated and coiled peritoneal catheter. We briefly discuss the proposed mechanism for this complication and suggest that this occurrence must be taken into account at the time of evaluating a patient with shunt malfunction.
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Main Authors: | Felipe-Murcia,M., Almagro,M.J., Martínez-Lage,J.F. |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Sociedad Española de Neurocirugía
2006
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Online Access: | http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-14732006000500006 |
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