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Asymptomatic perforation of large bowel and urinary bladder as a complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt: Report of two cases
| العنوان: | Asymptomatic perforation of large bowel and urinary bladder as a complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt: Report of two cases |
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| المؤلفون: | Mihajlović Miljan, Tasić Goran, Raičević Mirjana, Mrdak Milan, Petrović Bojana, Radlović Vladimir |
| المصدر: | Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, Vol 140, Iss 3-4, Pp 211-215 (2012) |
| بيانات النشر: | Serbian Medical Society, 2012. |
| سنة النشر: | 2012 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Medicine |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | hydrocephalus, ventriculoperitoneal shunt, complications, Medicine |
| الوصف: | Introduction. Insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt, the method of choice in the treatment of hydrocephalus, is often followed by various mechanical and/or infective complications. We present two children with asymptomatic perforation of the large bowel and urinary bladder, relatively rare and potentially severe complications of this surgical procedure. Outline of Cases. In both patients a VP shunt was implanted in the first month after birth; in a boy due to congenital hydrocephalus and in a girl due to the consequences of intracranial haemorrhage. Immediately after surgery, as well as during the further course, in both children growth and development were optimal and without any signs of infection or VP shunt malfunction. In the boy at age 6 months and in the girl at age 4 years, without any signs of complications, mothers noted the prominence of the VP shunt tip from the anus in the first case and from the urethral orifice in the second one. The VP shunts were immediately changed, so that both complications were resolved without any consequences. Conclusion. Insertion of a VP shunt represents the most frequent method of choice of the surgical treat- ment of hydrocephalus, but also potentially a highly risky procedure followed by various complications about which parents should be informed when patients are children. Owing to adequate approach in the follow-up of children with implanted VP shunt, large bowel and urinary bladder perforation, examples of severe and potentially fatal complications of this surgical intervention, could be disclosed on time and adequately resolved. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English Serbian |
| تدمد: | 0370-8179 |
| العلاقة: | https://doaj.org/toc/0370-8179Test |
| DOI: | 10.2298/SARH1204211M |
| الوصول الحر: | https://doaj.org/article/715b8f4706024a87b4648b8e5710dbaeTest |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.715b8f4706024a87b4648b8e5710dbae |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| تدمد: | 03708179 |
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| DOI: | 10.2298/SARH1204211M |