Migration of distal ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter into an inguinal hernia sac in an adult patient: a case report and literature review
ANZ J Surg
.
2021 Nov;91(11):2538-2540.
doi: 10.1111/ans.16741.
Epub 2021 Mar 12.
Authors
Jason Trang
1
,
David McHarg
2
,
Brian Owler
1
3
Affiliations
1
Department of Neurosurgery, Sydney Adventist Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
2
Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Sydney Adventist Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
3
Discipline of Child Health and Paediatrics, Children's Hospital at Westmead, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
PMID:
33710723
DOI:
10.1111/ans.16741
No abstract available
Publication types
Case Reports
Review
MeSH terms
Adult
Catheters
Foreign-Body Migration* / diagnostic imaging
Foreign-Body Migration* / etiology
Hernia, Inguinal* / surgery
Humans
Prostheses and Implants
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / adverse effects