Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Migration through the Anus in a Child: Case Report and Management Algorithm
Baba Alhaji Bin Alhassan, Kwasi Agyen-Mensah, G. A. Rahman & C. S. J. D. Makafui · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2020
Aims: Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt placement is one of the commonest procedures undertaken by neurosurgeons to manage patients with hydrocephalus. Although shunt migration through bowel and exteriorization per anus is rare, it’s associated with about 15% mortality. Presentatio...
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10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i330382