Rare ventriculoperitoneal shunt complication: Sigmoid colon perforation and anal extrusion
Abstract
The installation of a ventricular-peritoneal (VP) shunt is a very commonly
utilized surgical treatment for hydrocephalus. The literature has described the
caudal end of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt migrating to a variety of
locations and with migration, shunt function may be reduced. This is a report
on one of the rarest complications of VP shunts: Perforation of the sigmoid
colon and anal extrusion.
Keywords
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt, complications, gut perforation, laparoscopic assisted