Trans-anal protrusion of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt catheter with silent bowel perforation: Report of ten cases in children

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 575-580

  Ghritlaharey, Rajendra Kumar ^a   Budhwani, K S ^a   Shrivastava, Dhirendra K ^a   Gupta, Gaurav ^a   Kushwaha, Anand Singh ^a   Chanchlani, Roshan ^a   Nanda, Monika ^a  

^a GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Silent bowel perforation; Trans anal protrusion of shunt catheter; Ventriculo peritoneal shunt catheter protrusion; Ventriculo peritoneal shunt complications

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CHILD; CONGENITAL HYDROCEPHALUS; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENINGITIS; MORTALITY; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHUNT CATHETER PROTRUSION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANUS DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 34249104308     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-007-1916-8     Document Type: Article

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