Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric NeurosurgeryHumansVentriculoperitoneal ShuntChildFemaleHydrothorax
Tension hydrothorax due to delayed and spontaneous supradiaphragmatic and intrathoracic migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter in pediatric patient: a rare complication with exhaustive literature review.
Mehdi Borni, Brahim Kammoun, Amal Ben Belgacem, Amal Ayedi, Manel Feki, Faiza Safi, Mohamed Zaher Boudawara
Published: 202510.1007/s00381-025-06989-w
Abstract
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) remains the gold standard for treating congenital and acquired hydrocephalus in children. Mechanical shunt failures and infections are the most frequent complications of this therapy. Intrathoracic complications, incl…
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