Abstract

Three cases with unusual complications of shunting procedures are reported. These were migration of the peritoneal catheter into the mediastinum following an operation for a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt, extrusion of the peritoneal catheter through a well-healed abdominal incision in an adult following a VP shunt operation, and migration of the subdural catheter into the brain substance causing increased intracranial pressure following a subduroperitoneal shunt operation. The possible mechanisms leading to the two migrations and the extrusion are discussed.

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