Urinary bladder calculi complicating ventriculo-vesical shunt

Abstract

A rare case of vesical calculi complicating the procedure of ventriculo-vesical shunt is presented. In addition to highlighting technical difficulties in placing shunt catheters into the urinary system, the potential complications are discussed. We consider this route of cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) diversion less physiological compared with the peritoneal, pleural or the venous sites, and discourage use of the urinary bladder as the drainage site for the shunting of CSF.

Key words:

• Bladder calculus
• CSF shunt
• CSF shunt complication
• ventriculo-peritoneal shunt
• ventriculo-vesical shunt