Silent bowel perforation with per anal protrusion of ventriculoperitoneal shunt

• Main Authors: Sarvpreet Singh Grewal (Author), Sukhdeep Singh Jhawar (Author), Bharat Gupta (Author), Nandini K Bedi (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt used in the treatment for hydrocephalus is associated with several complications. Visceral/bowel perforation is an unusual but serious complication of VP shunt. A silent protrusion of distal end of VP shunt per anus is reported in an 8-month-old male child. Patient un...