A case of spontaneous resolution of a scrotal ventriculoperitoneal shunt migration

Anas Alkhudari, MD; Maad Galal, MD; Zainab Wagley, MD; Belal Nedal Sabbah, MD; Abdelrafour Houdane, MD; Aljohara Aljabr, MD

Radiology Case Reports (Oct 2022)

A case of spontaneous resolution of a scrotal ventriculoperitoneal shunt migration

Anas Alkhudari, MD,
Maad Galal, MD,
Zainab Wagley, MD,
Belal Nedal Sabbah, MD,
Abdelrafour Houdane, MD,
Aljohara Aljabr, MD

Affiliations

Anas Alkhudari, MD: College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Al Takhassousi, Al Zahrawi Street, Riyadh 11533, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Maad Galal, MD: College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Al Takhassousi, Al Zahrawi Street, Riyadh 11533, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Zainab Wagley, MD: College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Al Takhassousi, Al Zahrawi Street, Riyadh 11533, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Belal Nedal Sabbah, MD: College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Al Takhassousi, Al Zahrawi Street, Riyadh 11533, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author.
Abdelrafour Houdane, MD: College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Al Takhassousi, Al Zahrawi Street, Riyadh 11533, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Aljohara Aljabr, MD: Department of Radiology, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 17, no. 10
pp. 3620 – 3623

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Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt catheter migration remains a rare but documented complication seen in one in 1000 patients who receive a VP shunt. Migration of the VP shunt into the scrotum is even more uncommon and requires surgical treatment. We report a unique case of a 6-month-old preterm male who developed right scrotal migration of his VP shunt. However, the tip of the VP shunt spontaneously reduced to its normal position, and repeated imaging months later showed no recurrence.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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