Issue release date: 18.03.2025
Turkish Neurosurgery
1994 , Vol 4 , Num 3
1Department of Neurosurgery, Dokuz Eylül University Medical School İzmir
2Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dokuz Eylül University Medical School İzmir The authors report two cases of rarely seen intra abdominal complications of ventriculo-peritoneal shunts (extrusion of abdominal catheter into the serotum and intestinal perforation). In each case, the treatment is outlined. Keywords : Cerebrospinal fluid shunt, Hydrocephalus, Intestinal perforation, Serotum
Corresponding author : Hayati Atabay
2Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dokuz Eylül University Medical School İzmir The authors report two cases of rarely seen intra abdominal complications of ventriculo-peritoneal shunts (extrusion of abdominal catheter into the serotum and intestinal perforation). In each case, the treatment is outlined. Keywords : Cerebrospinal fluid shunt, Hydrocephalus, Intestinal perforation, Serotum