Anal extrusion of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter

• Main Authors: Prastiya Indra Gunawan, I Gusti Made Reza Gunadi Ranuh, Alpha Fardah Athiyah
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2017
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RJ Pediatrics
• Online Access: http://repository.unair.ac.id/100038/1/12.%20Anal%20extrusion%20of%20VP%20Shunt%20Personal%20Copy%20from%20Academia.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/100038/2/Anal%20extrusion%20of%20the%20ventricular.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/100038/3/Anal%20extrusion%20of%20VP%20Shunt%20Catheter.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/100038/; http://ama.ba/index.php/ama/article/view/304/pdf; http://dx.doi.org/10.5644/ama2006-124.190
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

An 11-month-old girl presented with a history of protrusion of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt through the anus. The patient had a history of conginetal hydrocephalus since birth and the VP shunt had already been inserted for 6 motnhs. On examination, the child was found to be afebrile with no abdominal or meningeal symptoms.