| Literature DB >> 25709057 |
Gert Frahm-Jensen1, Peter R Newton2, Katharine J Drummond3, Tim P Wagner1, Barend M E Mees1.
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. CrownEntities:
Keywords: Complications; Foreign-body migration; Jugular vein injury; Knot; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25709057 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2014.10.020
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Neurosci ISSN: 0967-5868 Impact factor: 1.961