Intrahepatic migration of a peritoneal shunt catheter: case report

The intrahepatic migration of a peritoneal shunt tube of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt system (low pressure Pudenz valve and low pressure Pudenz peritoneal catheter) is reported. This is a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunting and was diagnosed by metrizamide shuntography and abdominal c...

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Published in:	Neurosurgery Vol. 21; no. 2; p. 258
Main Authors:	Touho, H, Nakauchi, M, Tasawa, T, Nakagawa, J, Karasawa, J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-08-1987
Subjects:	Aged Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts - adverse effects Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts - instrumentation Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging Foreign-Body Migration - diagnostic imaging Humans Liver - diagnostic imaging Male Peritoneum Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:	The intrahepatic migration of a peritoneal shunt tube of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt system (low pressure Pudenz valve and low pressure Pudenz peritoneal catheter) is reported. This is a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunting and was diagnosed by metrizamide shuntography and abdominal computed tomography. To our knowledge, this is the second case complicated with migration of a peritoneal shunt tube into the liver.
ISSN:	0148-396X
DOI:	10.1227/00006123-198708000-00027