Unusual complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt: Anal extrusion

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 82-84

  Handa, R ^a   Kale, R ^b   Harjai, M M ^b  

^a Dept of Plastic Surgery   (India)

^b ARMY HOSPITAL RESEARCH AND REFERRAL   (India)

Author keywords

Anal extrusion; Hydrocephalus; Shunt malfunction

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; GLYCEROL; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANAL CANAL; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONVULSION; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MENINGITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SHUNT EXTRUSION; SHUNT INFECTION; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 34247101585     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(07)80122-5     Document Type: Article

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