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http://dx.doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2013.53.6.383

Upward Migration of a Peritoneal Catheter Following Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt  

Cho, Kyung Rae (Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Yeon, Je Young (Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Shin, Hyung Jin (Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society / v.53, no.6, 2013 , pp. 383-385 More about this Journal
Abstract
We present an unusual case of peritoneal catheter migration following a ventriculoperitoneal shunt operation. A 7-month-old infant, who had suffered from intraventricular hemorrhage at birth, was shunted for progressive hydrocephalus. The peritoneal catheter, connected to an 'ultra small, low pressure valve system' (Strata$^{(R)}$; PS Medical,Gola, CA, USA) at the subgaleal space, was placed into the peritoneal cavity about 30 cm in length. The patient returned to our hospital due to scalp swelling 21 days after the surgery. Simple X-ray images revealed total upward migration and coiling of the peritoneal catheter around the valve. Possible mechanisms leading to proximal upward migration of a peritoneal catheter are discussed.
Keywords
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt; Migration; Distal catheter; Windlass effect;
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