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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt migration into the scrotum
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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt migration into the scrotum
Am Surg.
1989 Nov.
Abstract
Children with hydrocephalus are commonly treated with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt for diversion of cerebrospinal fluid. We report a unique complication: the migration of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt into the scrotum three weeks after placement.
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