Intraoperative Common Carotid Artery Injury during Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery.
10.7461/jcen.2017.19.2.117
- Author:
Shin Won KWON
1
;
Jong myung JUNG
;
Seil SOHN
;
Chun Kee CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. chungc@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt;
Common carotid artery injury;
Complication
- MeSH:
Carotid Artery, Common*;
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt*
- From:Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery
2017;19(2):117-119
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
There are a number of complications associated with ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) surgery. The authors present a rare case of iatrogenic common carotid artery injury during VPS surgery.
