Shunt tube calcification as a late complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunting
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Late calcification and rupture: a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunting.
A 10-year old boy who had undergone a ventriculoperitoneal (V/P) shunt because of hydrocephalus at 10 days of age was doing well until 20 days ago, when he began to experience headache and seizures. CT scan revealed dilated lateral ventricles and calcification at the shunt site. X-rays showed an unusual calcification pattern around the shunt tube and rupture of the tube between the mastoid bone...
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Journal of Neurosurgery
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1793-5482
DOI: 10.4103/1793-5482.161321