Unusual migration of distal ventriculoperitoneal shunt to Vagina via fallopian tube: A case report.

ABSTRACT: Introduction and Importance: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is the most common procedure performed on children with hydrocephalus. Migration of VPS outside the peritoneal cavity is rare, especially fallopian tube migration with vaginal extrusion without organ perforation. Presentation of Case: A 3-year-old girl came to the hospital with the main complaint of having a white tube exposed from her vagina 4 days before admission. A history of frequent clear watery discharge from the vagina since one week before the admission alongside intermittent pain in the suprapubic area was obtained from the parents. A laparotomy was conducted on the patient. We found the distal shunt catheter had adhered to the omentum and it appeared that the catheter tube entered the right fallopian tube before it we

SUBMITTER: Hidayat I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7890132 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature