A rare case of ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction due to scrotal migration of the peritoneal catheter

Mitchell FosterDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK; Correspondence[email protected]

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Graeme WilsonDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK;

Michael D. JenkinsonDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK; ;Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Neil BuxtonDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK;

Abstract

The authors describe an unusual cause of ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction presenting as acute hydrocephalus.

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