Ventriculoperitoneal shunt migration presenting with vaginal discharge and hydrosalpinx in a 16-year-old patient

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 28-30

  Washington, E Camille ^a   Holmes, M ^a   Haines, S J ^a   Ringwood, J W ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; GLUCOSE; PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROSALPINX; SALPINGECTOMY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; VAGINAL DISCHARGE; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0036177416     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-200202000-00009     Document Type: Article

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