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Protrusion of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt through the umblicus is one of the rarecomplications of shunt insertion reported in the medical literature. One such case is presented here in a child in whom a VP shunt had been placed for congenital hydrocephalus.
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Accepted: 23 October 2000
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Wani, A., Ramzan, A. & Wani, M. Protrusion of a peritoneal catheter through the umblicus: an unusual complication of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Pediatr Surg Int 18, 171–172 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003830100608
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003830100608