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Case Reports
. 1995 Jun;11(6):348-50.
doi: 10.1007/BF00301669.

Delayed intrapleural migration of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt

M C Johnson  1 , M S Maxwell
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Case Reports

Delayed intrapleural migration of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt

M C Johnson et al. Childs Nerv Syst. 1995 Jun.

Abstract

We report a case of delayed intrapleural migration of the peritoneal catheter of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. This is an unusual but life-threatening complication of peritoneal shunting for the treatment of hydrocephalus. A method of treatment and abbreviated review of shunt complications is included.

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