Protrusion of ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter through the anal orifice. A rare abdominal complication [3]

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1509-1510

  Ferreira, Paulo R ^a,b,c   Bizzi, Jorge J ^c   Amantéa, Sérgio L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DA CRIANÇA SANTO ANTÔNIO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANUS; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DESCENDING COLON; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFLAMMATION; LAPAROTOMY; LETTER; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM PROTRUSION;

ANAL CANAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONIC DISEASES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 24344477493     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.05.073     Document Type: Letter

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