Perforation of the Urinary Bladder by the Distal Catheter: A Rare Complication of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt.
- Author:
Se Hyuck PARK
1
;
Kyu Sung LEE
;
Kyu Chang LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Hydrocephalus;
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt;
Urinary bladder;
Perforation;
Complication
- MeSH:
Catheters*;
Hydrocephalus;
Urinary Bladder*;
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt*
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1984;13(3):563-565
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Abdominal complications of ventriculoperitoneal shunt for hydrocephalus occur infrequently. Presented in the paper is a case of urinary bladder perforation by an abdominal catheter of the Accu-Flo shunt system. The distal tip of the abdominal catheter extruded spontaneously through the urethral orifice. This rare complication was treated by shunt revision.
