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Hepatic and colonic perforation by an abandoned ventriculoperitoneal shunt

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We report a case of an abandoned distal limb of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt that resulted in hepatic as well as colonic perforation in a 12-year-old girl. Although it is common practice at the time of shunt revision to leave a retained distal catheter in the peritoneal cavity, we suggest this can result in perforation of solid as well as hollow viscera.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8

    Seng Thipphavong, Christian J. Kellenberger & David E. Manson

  2. Division of Neurosurgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8

    James T. Rutka

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  1. Seng Thipphavong
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Thipphavong, S., Kellenberger, C.J., Rutka, J.T. et al. Hepatic and colonic perforation by an abandoned ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Pediatr Radiol 34, 750–752 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-004-1195-7

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