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Case Reports
. 1976 Dec;121(3 Pt. 1):701-2.
doi: 10.1148/121.3.701.

Intestinal perforation. An infrequent complication of ventriculo-peritoneal shunts

F Azimi, W M Dinn, R A Naumann
Case Reports

Intestinal perforation. An infrequent complication of ventriculo-peritoneal shunts

F Azimi et al. Radiology. 1976 Dec.

Abstract

Bowel perforation by ventriculo-peritoneal shunts occurred in two children with no abdominal symptoms. The diagnosis in each instance was confirmed by opacification of the colon in one child and the small bowel in the other via contrast medium injection of the distal shunt tubing. "Shuntograms" are recommended for all patients with no readily evident cause of dysfunctioning cerebrospinal fluid-peritoneal shunts.

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