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Article: Umbilical perforation: an unusual complication of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
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ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt operations are the most common pediatric neurosurgical procedures in the treatment of hydrocephalus. However, ventricular shunting is frequently associated with a wide variety of complications. Umbilical perforation is an extremely rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunts. CASE REPORT: We present an infant with umbilical abscess, meningitis, and umbilical perforation of the distal end of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt, which was placed for congenital hydrocephalus.Child s Nervous System 12/2006; 22(11):1509-10. · 1.54 Impact Factor
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2006
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Afyon Kocatepe University
- Department of Neurosurgery
Afyonkarahisar, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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