A significant number of abdominal complications of ventriculoperitoneal shunts have
been reported. Lararoscopy has proved to be extremely useful in the diagnosis and
treatment of a number of these cases.
A rare case of abdominal wall perforation is described. At laparoscopy the route taken
by the catheter was detected, and the latter freed from adhesions and repositioned
in the peritoneal cavity, with optimal functional results.
Laparoscopy - Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt
