Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt malfunction due to complete migration and subgaleal coiling of the proximal and distal catheters

Stylianos Pikis; José E. Cohen; Yigal Shoshan; Mony Benifla

doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2014.08.005

Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt malfunction due to complete migration and subgaleal coiling of the proximal and distal catheters

Stylianos Pikis, José E. Cohen, Yigal Shoshan, Mony Benifla

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Abstract

Ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunt malfunction due to proximal and distal catheter migration has been rarely reported in the literature. Shunt migration has been proposed to occur as a result of a combination of various mechanisms, including the windlass effect, retained memory of the shunt tubing, inadequate shunt fixation, and increased intra-Abdominal pressures. We describe a rare case of a 6-week-old child who presented in our department with VP shunt malfunction due to complete proximal migration and coiling of the peritoneal and ventricular VP shunt catheters within a subgaleal pocket at the left occipital area.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	224-226
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
Volume	22
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2014.08.005
State	Published - 1 Jan 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Hydrocephalus
Proximal and distal migration
Subgaleal coiling
Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Neurology
Clinical Neurology
Physiology (medical)

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Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt malfunction due to complete migration and subgaleal coiling of the proximal and distal catheters

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