Vaginal cerebrospinal fluid discharge due to fallopian tube perforation by distal catheter of ventriculoperitoneal shunt: A case report

Vaginal cerebrospinal fluid discharge due to fallopian tube perforation by distal catheter of ventriculoperitoneal shunt: A case report

Background: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is the most commonly performed procedure in the treatment of hydrocephalus in children. Shunt migration outside the peritoneal cavity is quite rare. This study describes one case of clear migration to the Fallopian tube and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) disch...

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Main Authors: Igor Vilela Faquini, Ricardo Brandão Fonseca, Auricélio Batista Cezar Junior, Bruno Corrêa de Albuquerque Leimig, Eduardo Just da Costa e Silva, Luciana Santana Lima, Lara Barreto Machado Galvão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Subjects:
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Hydrocephalus
Fallopian tube
Catheter migration
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751920305387

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