A Case of Migrated Peritoneal Catheter of V-P Shunt System into Right Ventricle: Case Report.
- Author:
Seung Kyu KIM
1
;
Chan CHUNG
;
Kyu Chun LEE
;
Yong Seok PARK
;
Young Bae LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Dong Kuk University, College of Medicine, Kyeong ju Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
V-P shunt;
Migration;
Right ventricle
- MeSH:
Catheters*;
Fever;
Heart Ventricles*;
Humans;
Neck;
Thorax;
Ultrasonography
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1995;24(9):1079-1083
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Variety of complications following ventriculoperitoneal(V-P) shunt have been reported. However, right ventricular migration of a V-P shunt has never been documented. The authors present a case of migrated peritoneal catheter of a V-P shunt system into the right venticle. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case complicated with migration of a peritoneal tube into the right ventricle. The patient was presented with fever and the migration was diagnosed by chest X-ray, and neck and cardiac ultrasonography.
