Penetration of a divided cystoperitoneal shunt catheter into the transverse colon inducing acute mastitis
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Penetration of a divided cystoperitoneal shunt catheter into the transverse colon inducing acute mastitis
We report a rare case of acute mastitis caused by enteric organisms passing through a cystoperitoneal shunt catheter, which had penetrated into the colon. The patient is a 56-year-old woman who underwent shunt placement for cyst formation after surgery for meningioma at the age of 29. After 26 years, she suffered from a brain abscess and an attempt was made to surgically remove the indwelling c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Surgical Case Reports
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2042-8812
DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjt039