ArticleRadiology case reports2019
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter migration in a patient with breast implants resulting in a peri-implant cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst.
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- Distal ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter migration in pediatric hydrocephalus: A retrospective institutional case series and systematic review of published pediatric cases.Surgical neurology international · 2026Article
- Case Report: Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Catheter Migration into the Gluteal Muscle.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Laparoscopic intervention for late-onset perforating peritonitis due to a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a case report and literature review.Surgical case reports · 2023Article
- Surgical Management of Breast Cancer Developing Along the Pathway of a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report.The American journal of case reports · 2023Article
- Rare case of migration and perforation of the urinary bladder by ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter with intravesical knotted formation: A case report and literature review.Surgical neurology international · 2022Article
- Disappearance of a Distal Shunt Catheter: A Case Report of an Unusual Cause of Shunt Malfunction.Korean journal of neurotrauma · 2020Article
- Shunt-Bronchial Fistula with Coughing Up and Swallowing of Cerebrospinal Fluid: Rare Complication of Ventriculopleural Shunt.World neurosurgery: X · 2020Article
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Abstract
Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts complications are most often divided into 2 broad categories: mechanical failure and infection. We report a case of a migrated VP shunt with subsequent development of a pseudocyst around the patient's breast implant, a rare complication. We review the literature of VP shunt complications, including the increasing number of reported breast-related complications, and discuss proposed mechanisms by which migration may occur. With the increase in patients with breast augmentation procedures, there is potential for an increase in the number of reported cases of VP shunt migration.
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