Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

The Korean Neurosurgical Society (대한신경외과학회)
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A Case of Intracardiac Migration of Distal Ventriculo-Peritonal(V-P) Shunt Catheter - Case Report -

뇌실-복강 단락 원위도관의 심장내전위 - 증례보고 -

  • Kim, Byung Joo (Department of Neurosurgery, Pusan National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Cha, Seung Heon (Department of Neurosurgery, Pusan National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Dong June (Department of Neurosurgery, Pusan National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Song, Geun Sung (Department of Neurosurgery, Pusan National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Chang Hwa (Department of Neurosurgery, Pusan National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Young Woo (Department of Neurosurgery, Pusan National University College of Medicine)
  • 김병주 (부산대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 차승헌 (부산대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 박동준 (부산대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 송근성 (부산대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 최창화 (부산대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 이영우 (부산대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실)
  • Received : 1999.07.01
  • Accepted : 1999.08.13
  • Published : 2000.02.28
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Abstract

Ventriculoperitoneal(V-P) shunt has been used as a popular method for surgical treatment of hydrocephalus. But complications such as infection, mechanical obstruction and failure of flow rate sometimes make painful stress to neurosurgeons and patients. Of particular, migration of distal V-P shunt catheter to extraperitoneal space has rarely been reported. Even rarer is intracardiac migration of distal V-P shunt catheter. Authors report a such case and discuss the possible mechanism and preventive method.

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