Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is one of the most frequently performed procedures in the neurosurgical practice [1]. This simple device results in great improvement in neurological functions and survival of patients with hydrocephalous, at the same time is associated with complications especially infections and malfunctioning. Infections are mainly caused by Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus (...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES To remove a foreign body from the peritoneal cavity in laparoscopic surgery, 2 or 3 ports are usually used. We have recently performed such a removal using a single 10-mm transumbilical port, a 0-degree laparoscope, a Farabeuf retractor, and a laparoscopic grasping forceps. METHODS Two patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter (V-P shunt) were admitted to our...

A rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunting (VPS) is bowel perforation by the peritoneal catheter of the shunt tube. Rarer still is the peroral extrusion of such a perforated shunt. A two-month-old infant with history of neonatal meningitis, presented with a large head, bulging fontanelle, and hydrocephalus. A VPS was inserted. The child was doing well till the age of eight months, whe...