Cross my heart: ventriculoatrial shunt migration into the pulmonary arteries

Autor: Carlos Cohn Reinoso, Jordi Rimbau-Muñoz, M. Carme Joly Torta, Laura Torres-Brunet, Jordi Pérez-Bovet
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: British Journal of Neurosurgery. :1-2
ISSN: 1360-046X
0268-8697
DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2019.1710826
Popis: We present here a rare complication of ventriculoatrial shunt: migration of the distal catheter into both pulmonary arteries. The patient showed no cardiorespiratory symptoms. The catheter was removed by endovascular technic, the most usual procedure in these cases.
Databáze: OpenAIRE