2024/07/22 by Ogungbo, Biodun, Olawoye, Olatunde, Akudo, Joy Ugochukwu +1
#Hydrocephalus #shunt #surgery
paper · doi:10.60787/njgp.v14i1.129
Ventriculoperitoneal shunts are useful devices for treatment of hydrocephalus. Although effective, historically, the probability of shunt dysfunction is pretty high throughout the life. Migration of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter is a rare but well‑recognised complication in hydrocephalus treatment. Perforation into different organs or through natural or artificial orifices has been described. A 5‑month‑old baby presented to hospital with extrusion of her abdominal catheter through the umbilicus. This occurred spontaneously 2 months following placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt for hydrocephalus. This is the first report of this unusual complication in Abuja, Nigeria.