Intestinal volvulus secondary to a ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Abstract

✓ Volvulus with intestinal obstruction is an unusual complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunting. It was the most serious of the few complications experienced in 56 cases of intraperitoneal Silastic catheter implantation and probably represented reaction to the peritoneal incision rather than reaction of the tissue to Silastic.