Ventriculoperitoneal shunt migration into the pulmonary artery

摘要

Background Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting is the most common form of treatment for hydrocephalus. Complications of VP shunts may occur anywhere along their course from the cerebral ventricle to the peritoneal cavity. Rare complications such as migration of the peritoneal catheter into the stomach, gallbladder, urinary bladder, vagina, liver, bowel, colon, and diaphragm have been described in the literature.