Migration of distal ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter into the heart: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 100, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 206-211

  Fewel, Matthew E ^a,b   Garton, Hugh J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Complication; Hydrocephalus; Migration; Pediatric neurosurgery; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CANNULATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEAD INJURY; HEART; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; JUGULAR VEIN; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; MALE; PERITONEAL CATHETER; PERITONEAL SHUNT TUBE MIGRATION; PERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX PRESSURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TROCAR; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN CONCUSSION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HEART; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY ARTERY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0942290693     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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