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- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt tip migration into inguinal hernias is common in children but rare in adults, with very few cases documented.
- This report highlights a unique case where two catheter tips from different shunts migrated into an inguinal hernia, leading to malfunction.
- The issue was resolved by shortening the distal catheters and suturing them to the abdominal wall, restoring shunt function.
Article Abstract
Although ventriculoperitoneal shunt tip migration into an inguinal hernia is considered common in children, while in adults it is quite rare. In fact, only a handful of cases have been reported in the literature. We report a rare case whereby two catheter tips (one from a lateral ventricle shunt and a second from a 4th ventricular shunt) migrated into an inguinal hernia. This migration caused distal shunt malfunction, and only distal catheter shortening and suturing to the abdominal wall caused the two shunts to function again.
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