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Case Reports
. 1993 Apr;28(4):630-1.
doi: 10.1016/0022-3468(93)90676-c.

Spontaneous umbilical fistula: a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt

P C Das  1 , K Radhakrishna, P L Rao
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Case Reports

Spontaneous umbilical fistula: a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt

P C Das et al. J Pediatr Surg. 1993 Apr.

Abstract

Although complications following ventriculoperitoneal shunt for hydrocephalus are not uncommon, leak of cerebrospinal fluid from the normal umbilicus following ventriculoperitoneal shunt is very rare. One such case is reported.

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