A Case of Recurrent Bacterial Meningitis Due to Retained 54-Year-Old Ureterodural Anastomosis

• Main Authors: Carlos D'Assumpcao MD (Author), Ahana Sandhu MD (Author), Arash Heidari MD (Author), Arman G. Froush DO (Author), Shahab Hillyer MD (Author), Joseph Chen MD, PhD (Author), Alan Ragland DO (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ventriculoperitoneal shunts are the current treatment of choice for congenital hydrocephalus. It is rare for physicians to see patients with alternative types of shunting devices. Lumboureteral shunts, once popular from the 1940s to 1960s, decompress via the genitourinary system. Immediate complicat...