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Transdiaphragmatic migration of a ventriculoperitoneal catheter.
- Source :
-
Neurosurgery [Neurosurgery] 1985 Aug; Vol. 17 (2), pp. 324-6. - Publication Year :
- 1985
-
Abstract
- A child developed an infected hydrothorax and respiratory distress 3 years after the insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. The distal catheter had penetrated the right pleural space via retrohepatic transdiaphragmatic migration.
- Subjects :
- Diaphragm
Female
Humans
Hydrocephalus complications
Hydrocephalus surgery
Hydrothorax complications
Infant, Newborn
Peritoneum
Pleura injuries
Radiography, Thoracic
Streptococcal Infections complications
Wounds, Penetrating
Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts adverse effects
Foreign Bodies complications
Foreign Bodies diagnostic imaging
Foreign-Body Migration complications
Foreign-Body Migration diagnostic imaging
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0148-396X
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Neurosurgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 3897892
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1227/00006123-198508000-00014