Unusual Complication of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: Anal Extrusion
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Unusual complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is the conventional method of managing hydrocephalus until recently that endoscopic third ventriculostomy is becoming popular. The major disadvantage of VPS is the fact that it constitutes a foreign body and prone to complications such as mechanical blockage, shunt infection, shunt migration and rarely shunt protrusion. Shunt extrusion through the vagina and anu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Journal Armed Forces India
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0377-1237
DOI: 10.1016/s0377-1237(07)80122-5