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Retrograde ventriculoperitoneal shunt migration.

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Muhammad Junaid Combined Military Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan
Syed Sarmad Bukhari Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan
Anisa Kalsoom Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Muhammad Khalid German International Cooperation (GIZ), Islamabad, Pakistan
Abstract
Ventriculoperitoneal shunts are one of the common treatments for management of hydrocephalus and shunt migration is a significant problem with a reported incidence of up to 10%. A 4 month old girl was presented to us with a previous history of shunt placement twice and an endoscopic third ventriculostomy and repeated meningitis which prompted removal of the shunts. She presented with active meningitis again and was treated appropriately and a Chabbra shunt was placed which migrated intraventricularly after 2 and a half month. Infec­tion was believed to be a prompting factor here. A Pudenz shunt was subsequently placed and she had a good recovery at 6 months of follow up.
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Page(s) 36-38
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Published Journal: Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Year: 2014

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