Rectal perforation, a rare adverse event of ventriculoperitoneal shunt: Case report

Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Feb;44(2):141-143. doi: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2020.03.008. Epub 2020 May 4.

[Article in English, Spanish]

Authors

Guillermo Pérez-Aguado¹, Francisca Hernández Medina², Emilia María García García², Oliver Dub Machado², Néstor Alemán Pérez²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain. Electronic address: guiperez92@gmail.com.
² Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain.

PMID: 32376051
DOI: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2020.03.008

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Device Removal
Female
Humans
Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / surgery
Intestinal Perforation / etiology*
Rectal Diseases / etiology*
Rectum / injuries*
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / adverse effects*