A 15-month-old girl with hydrocephalus from an intraventricular hemorrhage presented to
the emergency department with irritability, lethargy and vomiting. Our neurosurgery team …

Dear Sir, Ventriculo‑peritoneal (VP) shunt remains the treatment of choice for most forms of
hydrocephalus. The common abdominal complications include spontaneous extrusion of the …

Small-bowel ischemia and necrosis due to knotting of the peritoneal catheter is an extremely
rare complication related to a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS). A 3-month-old girl, with a …

In our institution, we had two similar cases of spontaneous knot formation of the peritoneal
catheter in patients with VP shunts for hydrocephalus. Both were in young children who …

Background Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts are the most common treatment for
hydrocephalus in both pediatric and adult patients. Complications resulting from the …

Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting remains invaluable in the management of
hydrocephalus. It is a common procedure that can be complicated by shunt malfunction due …

Background: Coiling of peritoneal catheter is a rare complication associated with
ventriculoperitoneal shunt procedures performed for the treatment of hydrocephalus. In most …

The ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a common procedure in pediatric neurosurgery that
carries a risk of complications at cranial and abdominal sites. We report on the case of a …

A 10-year-old girl underwent distal ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt revision 3 weeks earlier
and developed further shunt malfunction. During the current shunt revision, a disconnection …

Shunt application is one of the most common treatment method for hydrocephalus. Many
complications have been reported in literature for ventricular and peritoneal catheters and …