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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;
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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
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Neil BuxtonDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK;
Pages 566-567 | Received 22 Aug 2017, Accepted 08 Sep 2017, Published online: 26 Sep 2017

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  • Lee BS, Vadera S, Gonzalez-Martinez JA. Rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Early onset of distal catheter migration into scrotum in an adult male: case report and literature review. Int J Surg Case Rep 2014;6:198–202.
  • Rehm A, Bannister CM, Victoratos G. Scrotal perforation by a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Br J Neurosurg 1997;11:443–4.

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