Silent bowel perforation and transanal prolapse of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt
| Autor: | Y. Mengi, Mohit Arora, H. L. Goswamy, N. C. Digray, D. R. Thappa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
Ventriculostomy
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Bowel perforation Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Cerebral Ventricles Pediatric surgery medicine Ventriculitis Humans business.industry Rectal Prolapse General Medicine medicine.disease Anus Hydrocephalus Surgery Shunt (medical) medicine.anatomical_structure Intestinal Perforation Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Encephalitis Female Complication business |
| Zdroj: | Pediatric Surgery International. 16:94-95 |
| ISSN: | 1437-9813 0179-0358 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s003830050026 |
| Popis: | A 2-year-old hydrocephalic child presenting with ventriculitis following intestinal perforation by a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is reported. The peritoneal end of the shunt had extruded through the anus without causing any abdominal signs. Removal of the shunt, external ventriculostomy, and antibiotics were effective treatment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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