Case report: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt disconnection resulting in migration of the distal catheter entirely into the abdominal cavity due to seizure

Case report: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt disconnection resulting in migration of the distal catheter entirely into the abdominal cavity due to seizure

Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt disconnection, a VP shunt complication, can be caused by several factors. We report the case of a young man who suffered VP shunt disconnection, and whose entire distal catheter migrated into the abdominal cavity due to a seizure. To our knowledge, risk factors for se...

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Main Authors: Xiang Yang, Chaohua Yang, Yuekang Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
ventriculoperitoneal (VP)
disconnection
catheter
seizure
valve
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.1012720/full

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