Protrusion of a peritoneal catheter through the umblicus: An unusual complication of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 18, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 171-172

  Wani, Abrar A ^a,b   Ramzan, Altaf ^a   Wani, M A ^a  

^a SHER I KASHMIR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Migration; Umblicus; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL HYDROCEPHALUS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PERITONEAL CATHETER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICUS;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; UMBILICUS; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0036523591     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830100608     Document Type: Article

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