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Protrusion of a peritoneal catheter through the umblicus: an unusual complication of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt |
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| Authors: | Abrar A. Wani Altaf Ramzan M. A. Wani |
| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Neurosurgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, India, IN;(2) P.O. Box 974, G.P.O., Srinagar, J & K, India, IN |
| Abstract: | Protrusion of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt through the umblicus is one of the rarecomplications of shunt insertion reported in the medical literature. One such case is presented here in a child in whom a VP shunt had been placed for congenital hydrocephalus. Accepted: 23 October 2000 |
| Keywords: | Ventriculoperitoneal shunt Hydrocephalus Umblicus Migration |
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