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| Year : 2018 | Volume
: 13
| Issue : 3 | Page : 352-354 |
Spontaneous asymptomatic migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt into thoracic cavity: A case report with review of literature
Hinglaj Saha, Shib Shankar Burman, Kaushik Saha, Dipak Ghosh
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Correspondence Address:
Prof. Kaushik Saha
EB-16, Desbandhu Nagar (N), Baguiati, Kolkata, West Bengal 700059
India
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DOI: 10.4103/JPN.JPN_27_18
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.
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