TY - JOUR
T1 - Migration of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt to the Uterus in a Child
T2 - A Case Report: Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt migration
AU - Gupta, Avantika
AU - Murali, Akshaya
AU - Kumar, Rajinder
AU - Maurya, Dilip Kumar
AU - Keepanasseril, Anish
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: None.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021
PY - 2022/4
Y1 - 2022/4
N2 - Background: A ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is usually placed inside the peritoneal cavity for cerebrospinal fluid drainage. Rarely, it can migrate to various pelvic visceral organs. Inside the pelvis, the distal end of the shunt can perforate anywhere from the uterus or adnexa to the vulva, and migration through the uterus is extremely rare. Case: A three-and-a-half-year-old girl presented with a cerebrospinal fluid leak through the vagina after uterine perforation by a VPS. The diagnosis was made with an ultrasound. Her symptoms resolved after revision surgery. Conclusion: In a patient with a VPS in situ, presenting with a watery fluid leak through the vagina, perforation of the fornix or uterus must always be kept in mind. Timely diagnosis and intervention can result in the prevention of complications.
AB - Background: A ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is usually placed inside the peritoneal cavity for cerebrospinal fluid drainage. Rarely, it can migrate to various pelvic visceral organs. Inside the pelvis, the distal end of the shunt can perforate anywhere from the uterus or adnexa to the vulva, and migration through the uterus is extremely rare. Case: A three-and-a-half-year-old girl presented with a cerebrospinal fluid leak through the vagina after uterine perforation by a VPS. The diagnosis was made with an ultrasound. Her symptoms resolved after revision surgery. Conclusion: In a patient with a VPS in situ, presenting with a watery fluid leak through the vagina, perforation of the fornix or uterus must always be kept in mind. Timely diagnosis and intervention can result in the prevention of complications.
KW - Shunt migration
KW - Uterine perforation
KW - Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.11.004
DO - 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.11.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 34843976
AN - SCOPUS:85121984722
SN - 1083-3188
VL - 35
SP - 196
EP - 198
JO - Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
JF - Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
IS - 2
ER -