Extrusion of Peritoneal Catheter through Abdominal Incision

Alonso L. DeSousa, Robert M. Worth

Neurosurgery · 1979 · 38 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

A rare complication of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt is reported. The peritoneal catheter extruded through the well-healed abdominal incision. This is the first report of such an occurrence in an adult patient.