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Unusual complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery
Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, 11/05/09

Agarwal T et al. – Ventricular shunts are commonly employed in the management of hydrocephalus, and numerous complications such as dissection or migration have been reported in the literature besides shunt malfunction. The authors present a case of the migration of the peritoneal catheter into the scrotum who attended at authors' institute. He was managed successfully, but subsequently developed intraabdominal cystic swelling for which he was reoperated.

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Intraabdominal Complications Secondary to Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts: CT Findings and Review of the Literature
American Journal of Roentgenology, 11/06/09 Relevance Score: 67%

Rehabilitation combined with ventriculoperitoneal shunt for patients with chronic normal pressure hydrocephalus due to aneurysm subarachnoid haemorrhage: A preliminary study
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 11/09/09 Relevance Score: 66%

Epidemiology, Prevention and Management of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infections in Children
Pediatric Neurosurgery, 11/11/09 Relevance Score: 65%

Rehabilitation of Patients with Chronic Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Benefits from Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 11/16/09 Relevance Score: 64%

Subarachnoid blockade for cesarean section in a patient with ventriculoperitoneal shunt: case report
Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 10/09/09 Relevance Score: 64%