Intracardiac migration and knotting of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Gert Frahm-Jensen, Peter R. Newton*, Katharine J. Drummond, Tim P. Wagner, Barend M. E. Mees

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Abstract

We report a patient with delayed migration of the distal ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter from the peritoneum to the right atrium with associated knotting of the catheter complicating removal. We also review the literature on this topic. Crown
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)771-773
JournalJournal of Clinical Neuroscience
Volume22
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2015

Keywords

  • Complications
  • Foreign-body migration
  • Jugular vein injury
  • Knot
  • Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

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