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  • Title: Delayed intrapleural migration of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
    Author: Johnson MC, Maxwell MS.
    Journal: Childs Nerv Syst; 1995 Jun; 11(6):348-50. PubMed ID: 7671271.
    Abstract:
    We report a case of delayed intrapleural migration of the peritoneal catheter of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. This is an unusual but life-threatening complication of peritoneal shunting for the treatment of hydrocephalus. A method of treatment and abbreviated review of shunt complications is included.
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