Abstract
The authors report an unusual case of recurrent proximal migration of the distal end of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter presenting as CSF galactorrhea. The authors review the pertinent literature and discuss the possible causes as well as techniques to prevent a similar occurrence.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 164-166 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of neurosurgery |
Volume | 120 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2014 |
Keywords
- Cerebrospinal fluid galactorrhea
- Proximal shunt migration
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt complication
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Clinical Neurology