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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1988;17(5): 1147-1150.
Intrahepatic Migration of a Peritoneal Shunt Catheter: Case Report.
Byung Yoon Jun, Sung Kon Huh, Kyu Chang Lee
Department of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
ABSTRACT
The intraphepatic migration of a distal ventriculopritoneal shunt tube(Accu-flo shunt system medium pressure) is reported. This is rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt, which was diagnosed by abdominal computed tomography. To our knowledge, this is the third reported case complication with migration of a peritoneal shunt tube into the liver.
Key Words: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt; Migration; Liver
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