A Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt With Anal Protrusion Causing Meningitis in A Child

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The ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt has been one of the primary methods for treating hydrocephalus many years and is most frequent surgical interventions performed in neurosurgery using a variety techniques different VP types. Consequently, insertion associated with complications, including failure, functional mechanical failure such as migration. Shunt migration to gastrointestinal or urogenital tract rare distressing which can lead ascending infection even meningitis. We report case 24-month-old male tube that migrated protruded from anus, subsequently causing

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Cureus

سال: 2023

ISSN: ['2168-8184']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.45857