Scrotal migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunts
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Scrotal migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
To cite: Shankar B, Narayanan R, Paruthikunnan SM, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2014-204404 DESCRIPTION A 1-year-old male child with type II Chiari malformation who underwent ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt placement 11 months ago presented with right scrotal swelling. Frontal radiograph of the chest and abdomen (figure 1) showed the shu...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Roentgenology
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0361-803X,1546-3141
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.141.2.369