Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Catheter Migration and Transanal Extrusion in Persistent Vegetative State Adult Patient

• Main Authors: Asra Al Fauzi, Muhammad Arifin Parenrengi, Joni Wahyuhadi, Eko Agus Subagio
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: The Center For Medical Science Community Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RD Surgery
• Online Access: http://repository.unair.ac.id/96434/1/Case%20Report%20Ventriculoperitoneal%20Shunt%20Catheter%20Migration%20And%20Transanal%20Extrusion%20in%20Persistent%20Vegetative%20State%20Adult%20Patient.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/96434/2/Case%20Reports%20Ventriculoperitoneal.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/96434/3/Case%20Report%20Ventriculoperitoneal%20Shunt%20Catheter%20Migration%20And%20Transanal%20Extrusion%20in%20Persistent%20Vegetative%20State%20Adult%20Patient.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/96434/; https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/FMI/article/view/17336; http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/fmi.v55i4.17336
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

The complications of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts are many and are reported in literature extensively. The complication of transanal extrusion after bowel perforation is known although rare. This complication is very well described amongst the children. The authors describe the case of bowel per...