J Korean Neurosurg Soc.
1988 Oct;17(5):1147-1150.
Intrahepatic Migration of a Peritoneal Shunt Catheter: Case Report
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- The intraphepatic migration of a distal ventriculopritoneal shunt tube(Accu-flo shunt system medium pressure) is reported. This is rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt, which was diagnosed by abdominal computed tomography. To our knowledge, this is the third reported case complication with migration of a peritoneal shunt tube into the liver.
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