Transoral protrusion of a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt catheter in an 8-month-Old

Ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunts are widely used for the treatment of hydrocephalus in children. Until recent years, infection of the shunt remained the main cause of morbidity and mortality with a rate of over 10%. We report through our observation a rare complication of ventriculo-peritoneal shun...

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Main Authors: Chiboub Najib, Hicham Abdellaoui, Alaoui Othmane, Mahmoudi Abdelhalim, Khattala Khalid, Bouabdallah Youssef
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Elsevier 2022
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7dec418765004280bd97fdcf5b71e0c7
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