Turkish Neurosurgery 1989 , Vol 1 , Num 1
MIGRATION OF AN ENTIRE ONE-PIECE VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT INTO THE VENTRICLE
Mehmet Fikret ERGÜNGÖR
Department of Neurosurgery. Cumhuriyet University Medical Faculty. Sivas The author reports a case of upward migration of an entire one-piece shunt into the ventricle. The probable mechanisms are discussed. Suggestions are made for how to avoid the occurrence of such a rare complication. Keywords : Computerized Tomography, Hydrocephalus, Ventriculoatrial (VA) Shunt, Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) Shunt