Transoral protrusion of a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt catheter in an 8-month-Old

• Main Authors: Chiboub Najib (Author), Hicham Abdellaoui (Author), Alaoui Othmane (Author), Mahmoudi Abdelhalim (Author), Khattala Khalid (Author), Bouabdallah Youssef (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunts are widely used for the treatment of hydrocephalus in children. Until recent years, infection of the shunt remained the main cause of morbidity and mortality with a rate of over 10%. We report through our observation a rare complication of ventriculo-peritoneal shun...