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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1984;13(3): 563-565. |
| Perforation of the Urinary Bladder by the Distal Catheter: A Rare Complication of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt. |
| Se Hyuck Park, Kyu Sung Lee, Kyu Chang Lee |
| Department of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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Abdominal complications of ventriculoperitoneal shunt for hydrocephalus occur infrequently. Presented in the paper is a case of urinary bladder perforation by an abdominal catheter of the Accu-Flo shunt system. The distal tip of the abdominal catheter extruded spontaneously through the urethral orifice. This rare complication was treated by shunt revision. |
| Key Words:
Hydrocephalus; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt; Urinary bladder; Perforation; Complication |
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