Extrusion of peritoneal end of ventriculoperitoneal shunt through urethra in an infant: A rare complication

Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a common procedure performed in the management of hydrocephalus in children. The peritoneal end of the shunt can migrate in the peritoneal cavity and extrude through the mouth, umbilicus, anus, vagina or urethra after injuring the overlying structures. Timely remov...

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Main Authors:	Kamal Nain Rattan, Rashmi Hooda, Ahmad Khursheed, Surbhi Gupta
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ped Urol Case Rep 2017-11-01
Series:	Pediatric Urology Case Reports
Subjects:	Hydrocephalus ventriculoperitoneal shunt extrusion per urethra
Online Access:	http://pediatricurologycasereports.com/ojs/index.php/pucr/article/view/307/141

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spelling	doaj-7417a276d42142cd83976a4c60d3907e2020-11-24T23:24:13ZengPed Urol Case RepPediatric Urology Case Reports2148-29692148-29692017-11-0146395398Extrusion of peritoneal end of ventriculoperitoneal shunt through urethra in an infant: A rare complication Kamal Nain Rattan0Rashmi Hooda1Ahmad Khursheed2Surbhi Gupta 3Department of Pediatric Surgery, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India Department of Pediatric Surgery, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India Department of Pediatric Surgery, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India Department of Pediatric Surgery, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a common procedure performed in the management of hydrocephalus in children. The peritoneal end of the shunt can migrate in the peritoneal cavity and extrude through the mouth, umbilicus, anus, vagina or urethra after injuring the overlying structures. Timely removal is necessary to prevent transmission of infection. We are reporting a case in which there is extrusion of shunt per urethra. http://pediatricurologycasereports.com/ojs/index.php/pucr/article/view/307/141Hydrocephalusventriculoperitoneal shuntextrusionper urethra
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author	Kamal Nain Rattan Rashmi Hooda Ahmad Khursheed Surbhi Gupta
spellingShingle	Kamal Nain Rattan Rashmi Hooda Ahmad Khursheed Surbhi Gupta Extrusion of peritoneal end of ventriculoperitoneal shunt through urethra in an infant: A rare complication Pediatric Urology Case Reports Hydrocephalus ventriculoperitoneal shunt extrusion per urethra
author_facet	Kamal Nain Rattan Rashmi Hooda Ahmad Khursheed Surbhi Gupta
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title	Extrusion of peritoneal end of ventriculoperitoneal shunt through urethra in an infant: A rare complication
title_short	Extrusion of peritoneal end of ventriculoperitoneal shunt through urethra in an infant: A rare complication
title_full	Extrusion of peritoneal end of ventriculoperitoneal shunt through urethra in an infant: A rare complication
title_fullStr	Extrusion of peritoneal end of ventriculoperitoneal shunt through urethra in an infant: A rare complication
title_full_unstemmed	Extrusion of peritoneal end of ventriculoperitoneal shunt through urethra in an infant: A rare complication
title_sort	extrusion of peritoneal end of ventriculoperitoneal shunt through urethra in an infant: a rare complication
publisher	Ped Urol Case Rep
series	Pediatric Urology Case Reports
issn	2148-2969 2148-2969
publishDate	2017-11-01
description	Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a common procedure performed in the management of hydrocephalus in children. The peritoneal end of the shunt can migrate in the peritoneal cavity and extrude through the mouth, umbilicus, anus, vagina or urethra after injuring the overlying structures. Timely removal is necessary to prevent transmission of infection. We are reporting a case in which there is extrusion of shunt per urethra.
topic	Hydrocephalus ventriculoperitoneal shunt extrusion per urethra
url	http://pediatricurologycasereports.com/ojs/index.php/pucr/article/view/307/141
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Extrusion of peritoneal end of ventriculoperitoneal shunt through urethra in an infant: A rare complication

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