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Migration of Abdominal Catheter of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt into the Scrotum |
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| Authors: | I.S. Öktem H. Akdemir K. Koc A. Menkü B. Tucer A. Selcuklu C. Turan |
| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Neurosurgery, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey, TR;(2) Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey, TR |
| Abstract: | Summary Four cases of migration of the ventriculoperitoneal (V-P) shunt tip through patent processes vaginalis resulting in scrotal hydrocele are presented. These cases are considered a rare complication of V-P shunts and causal mechanisms are discussed with a review of the literature. |
| Keywords: | : Hydrocephalus ventriculoperitoneal shunt processus vaginalis scrotum |
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