Scrotal migration of ventriculoperitoneal catheter and hydrocele resolving spontaneously

Abstract

Shunt migration is a rare, but reported complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt and migration of the same through the processus vaginalis is known. We present a 20-month-old boy who presented with migration of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt tube through the patent processus vaginalis and a subsequent hydrocele. The hydrocele and migrated shunt resolved spontaneously.

Key words

Hydrocele - patent processus vaginalis - ventriculoperitoneal shunt

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