Distal migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunting catheter under silicon breast implant.
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Dr. Marcelo Luis Mudo – Rua dos Apeninos 930 / 14o 04104-020 São Paulo SP Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a common form of treatment for hydrocephalus. Although simple technically, a high level of surgical complications have been described We reported a case of ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure due to migration of the distal catheter under a silicone breast implant.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
دوره 67 3A شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009