Open AccessCerebrospinal fluid hydrocele caused by scrotal migration of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Author(s) -
Atif Nawaz,
Mustafa Belal Hafeez Chaudhry,
Waseem Mirza
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2018-224698
Subject(s) - medicine , hydrocele , shunt (medical) , hydrocephalus , ventriculitis , external ventricular drain , surgery , cerebrospinal fluid , peritoneal cavity , meningitis , communicating hydrocephalus , scrotum
A 6-month-old boy presented with painless right hemiscrotal swelling. The scrotal ultrasound revealed a cerebrospinal fluid hydrocele caused by the migration of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) catheter tip into the right hemiscrotum and associated undescended left testis. Earlier, he underwent a VPS placement for hydrocephalus secondary to neonatal bacterial meningitis and ventriculitis. The patient was treated with bilateral herniotomy, left-sided orchidopexy and repositioning of VPS into the peritoneal cavity.