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Ventriculoperitoneal shunts have been associated with many different complications. We describe two rare complications in a 10-month-old girl. To the best of our knowledge, protrusion of ventriculoperitoneal shunt through the knee has not been reported before.
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Received: 31 January 2001 Accepted: 8 May 2001
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Nourisamie, K., Vyas, P. & Swanson, K. Two unusual complications of ventriculoperitoneal shunts in the same infant. Pediatric Radiology 31, 814–816 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470100545
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470100545