[Vaginal perforation as complication of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt: report of a case]

G Pianetti Filho; G Cabral; L F Fonseca; J A al Filho

doi:10.1590/s0004-282x1991000300024

[Vaginal perforation as complication of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt: report of a case]

Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 1991 Sep;49(3):362-4. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x1991000300024.

[Article in Portuguese]

Authors

G Pianetti Filho¹, G Cabral, L F Fonseca, J A al Filho

Affiliation

¹ Serviço de Neurocirurgia Pediátrica, Hospital São Francisco de Assis (Belo Horizonte), Brasil.

PMID: 1807242
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1991000300024

Abstract

Report of a case with vaginal perforation by the catheter following a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. The possible causative factor and results observed are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Hydrocephalus / therapy
Infant
Peritoneovenous Shunt / adverse effects*
Vagina / injuries*