ArticleAsian journal of neurosurgery
Extrusion of Anterior Abdominal Wall by a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt - An Uncommon Complication: Case Report and Literature Review.
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- Multimodality imaging of cerebrospinal fluid shunts: system evaluation and complications.Pediatric radiology · 2026Review
- Umbilical cerebrospinal fluid fistula following ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement: a case report and literature review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026Review
- Distal ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter migration in pediatric hydrocephalus: A retrospective institutional case series and systematic review of published pediatric cases.Surgical neurology international · 2026Article
- Boy With Externalized Tubing.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2025Review
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt extrusion in pediatric patients, clinical patterns and therapeutic strategies: A scoping review.Surgical neurology international · 2024Article
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Abstract
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VP-shunt) is a commonly performed procedure for the management of hydrocephalus. Migration of the distal end of VP-shunt is one of the rarest complications. The authors report a case of an 11-year-old boy who presented with a spontaneous extrusion of the distal end of the VP-shunt through an intact abdominal wall. Literature was reviewed regarding the possible causes of such complication and the management approach in similar cases. The suggested phenomenon for this case could be attributed to the continuous hammer effect of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pulsations on the abdominal wall. It is important to assess the future need for long-term CSF diversion, as in this case, the patient did not require reinsertion of a new shunt system because he was shunt independent.
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