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Multiple Shunt Catheter Tips Migration into an Inguinal Hernia in an Adult

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Although ventriculoperitoneal shunt tip migration into an inguinal hernia is considered common in children, while in adults it is quite rare. In fact, only a handful of cases have been reported in the literature. We report a rare case whereby two catheter tips (one from a lateral ventricle shunt and a second from a 4th ventricular shunt) migrated into an inguinal hernia. This migration caused distal shunt malfunction, and only distal catheter shortening and suturing to the abdominal wall caused the two shunts to function again.

Source: Asian Journal of Neurosurgery

DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1790291

Authors: Zuhdy Alsheik, Emil Margolin, Sharif Robin, Daniel Dykman, Haim Ezer

Institution: Assaf Harofeh Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus

Subfield: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4402388089