Ventriculoperitoneal shunts are one of the commonest surgical procedures performed in
neurosurgery. Complications of this procedure include mechanical complications and …

There have been many reports on migration of the distal catheter of the ventriculoperitoneal
shunt (VPS) since this phenomenon was recognized 50 years ago. However, there have …

Introduction Complications of ventriculoperitoneal (V/P) shunt surgery are generally due to
infection, or mechanical or dynamic dysfunction. Thoracic complications like cerebrospinal …

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) hydrothorax is a rare complication of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt
(VPS), and even rarer in the absence of shunt migration into the thoracic compartment …

We present the unique case of an 8 month old infant who required extracorporeal
membrane oxygenation (ECMO) after neonatal repair of tetralogy of Fallot. While on ECMO …

Introduction Intrathoracic migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt can be transdiaphragmatic
or supradiaphragmatic. This complication causes important respiratory symptoms. Case …

A gentleman, aged 54, with shunted hydrocephalus presented with recurrent chest
infections. He had a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt inserted when he was 38 years old for …

Intrathoracic migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt is a rare complication and usually
complicated with pneumonia or cerebrospinal fluid hydrothorax, which leads to diagnosis …

Hydrocephalus is among the leading causes of hospital admissions in the paediatric
population of sub-Saharan Africa. The standard treatment of choice is the …

Background Intrathoracic migration of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is a phenomenally
rare complication, with the supradiaphragmatic intercostal variant even more so. Whereas it …