A rare case of ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction due to scrotal migration of the peritoneal catheter

Br J Neurosurg. 2019 Oct;33(5):566-567. doi: 10.1080/02688697.2017.1378802. Epub 2017 Sep 26.

Authors

Mitchell Foster¹, Graeme Wilson¹, Michael D Jenkinson^{1

2}, Neil Buxton¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust , Liverpool , UK.
² Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool , Liverpool , UK.

PMID: 28950733
DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2017.1378802

Abstract

The authors describe an unusual cause of ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction presenting as acute hydrocephalus.

Keywords: Hernia; Hydrocephalus; Scrotum; Shunt.

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Adult
Catheters, Indwelling / adverse effects
Foreign-Body Migration / complications*
Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging
Foreign-Body Migration / surgery
Hernia, Inguinal / etiology
Hernia, Inguinal / surgery
Humans
Hydrocephalus / surgery
Male
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Postoperative Complications / surgery
Scrotum*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / adverse effects*