Iatrogenic failure of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt
- 1 June 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG) in Journal of Neurosurgery
- Vol. 46 (6), 830-831
- https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1977.46.6.0830
Abstract
A previously undescribed cause of ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction was presented. Limitation of abdominal excursion by a spica cast used to correct congenital hip dislocation [in a 3 mo. old infant] reduced CSF flow through a shunt. This easily correctable cause of shunt failure nearly resulted in replacement of a working shunt.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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