Open AccessSpontaneous asymptomatic migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt into thoracic cavity: A case report with review of literature
Author(s) -
Hinglaj Saha,
Shib Shankar Burman,
Sushmita Kaushik,
Dipak Ghosh
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/jpn.jpn_27_18
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , shunt (medical) , surgery , complication , hydrothorax , pleural cavity , ascites
Intrathoracic migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt is a rare complication and usually complicated with pneumonia or cerebrospinal fluid hydrothorax, which leads to diagnosis and early interventions. Very rarely patient remains asymptomatic. Here is a case report of a 6-year-old boy with a rare asymptomatic intrathoracic migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt.