Migration of the Abdominal Catheter of a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt into the Scrotum: Case Report

Abstract

A 3-day-old male neonate presented with migration of the ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt tip through the patent processus vaginalis resulting in scrotal hydrocele. The association of myelomeningocele with hydrocephalus may have been a predisposing factor in this rare complication. Development of scrotal swelling or hydrocele in a child with VP shunt should be recognized as a possible shunt complication. © 1999, The Japan Neurosurgical Society. All rights reserved.