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  • Title: Umbilical perforation: an unusual complication of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
    Author: Eser O, Dogru O, Aslan A, Kundak AA.
    Journal: Childs Nerv Syst; 2006 Nov; 22(11):1509-10. PubMed ID: 16937141.
    Abstract:
    INTRODUCTION: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt operations are the most common pediatric neurosurgical procedures in the treatment of hydrocephalus. However, ventricular shunting is frequently associated with a wide variety of complications. Umbilical perforation is an extremely rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunts. CASE REPORT: We present an infant with umbilical abscess, meningitis, and umbilical perforation of the distal end of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt, which was placed for congenital hydrocephalus.
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