Author/Authors :
Dağtekin, A Mersin Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Beyin ve Sinir Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Karabağ, H Harran Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Beyin ve Sinir Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Avcı, E Mersin Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Çocuk Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Naycı, A Mersin Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Çocuk Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Bağdatoğlu, C Mersin Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Çocuk Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Turkey
Abstract :
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery is the commonly used technique for the managment of hydrocephalus in pediatriccases. This procedure is associated with various complications. The most common complications are shunt infectionand obstruction due to the ventriculoperitoneal shunt device. Migration of the peritoneal catheter is one of the rarest complications of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt procedure. We describe two cases of migration of a peritoneal catheter with regard to the spontoneaus extrusion of the distal portion of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt through the anus and through the intact abdominal wall. The proper follow-up and management with acceptable diagnostic tools are discussed in light of related literature for the present cases.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Abdominal wall , anal protrusion , hydrocephalus , ventriculoperitoneal shunt , complication
