Penetration of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt into the Transverse Colon and Anal Extrusion in a Child: A Rare Case Report

Abdolhamid Amouei; Mojtaba Babaei-Zarch; Fatemeh Ehsani; Seyed Mostafa Tabataei; Mohammad Javad Asadi

Case Reports in Clinical Practice (Oct 2017)

Penetration of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt into the Transverse Colon and Anal Extrusion in a Child: A Rare Case Report

Abdolhamid Amouei,
Mojtaba Babaei-Zarch,
Fatemeh Ehsani,
Seyed Mostafa Tabataei,
Mohammad Javad Asadi

Affiliations

Abdolhamid Amouei: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Mojtaba Babaei-Zarch: Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Fatemeh Ehsani: General Surgeon, Yazd, Iran.
Seyed Mostafa Tabataei: Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Mohammad Javad Asadi: Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 2

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Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt placement is the most common procedure used in the treatment of hydrocephalus. However, it has been associated with several complications. Herein, we report penetration of VP shunt into the transverse colon and anal extrusion in a 5-year-old child who was a case of congenital hydrocephalus. The patient underwent laparotomy. The tube was palpated to be in the sigmoid colon. The shunting tube was removed and transverse colon was repaired.

Published in Case Reports in Clinical Practice

ISSN: 2538-2683 (Print); 2538-2691 (Online)
Publisher: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Country of publisher: Iran, Islamic Republic of
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://crcp.tums.ac.ir

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