Retrieval of a Disconnected Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Catheter by Laparoscopy in a Newborn Child: Case Report
- 1 September 1995
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in min - Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery
- Vol. 38 (03) , 123-124
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2008-1053470
Abstract
In rare cases the peritoneal catheter of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt dislodges from the valve and the peritoneal tube migrates into the peritoneal cavity. For retrieval of the free intraperitoneal shunt, tube laparoscopy is the initial method of choice.Keywords
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