Subcutaneous Migration of Distal Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Catheter Caused by Abdominal Fat Pad Shift Three Case Reports

• Published in: Neurologia medico-chirurgica Vol. 50; no. 1; pp. 80 - 82
• Main Authors: NAGASAKA, Toru, INAO, Suguru, IKEDA, Hiroshi, TSUGENO, Masanori, OKAMOTO, Takeshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan The Japan Neurosurgical Society 2010; THE JAPAN NEUROSURGICAL SOCIETY
• Subjects: Abdominal Fat - diagnostic imaging; Abdominal Fat - pathology; Abdominal Fat - surgery; abdominal fat pad shift; Abdominal Muscles - anatomy & histology; Abdominal Muscles - surgery; Abdominal Wall - anatomy & histology; Abdominal Wall - surgery; Adult; Aged; Catheters, Indwelling - adverse effects; Female; Foreign-Body Migration - diagnostic imaging; Foreign-Body Migration - etiology; Foreign-Body Migration - pathology; Humans; hydrocephalus; Hydrocephalus - surgery; Iatrogenic Disease - prevention & control; Male; Middle Aged; Peritoneal Cavity - surgery; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Postoperative Complications - prevention & control; Radiography; shunt complication; subcutaneous migration; ventriculoperitoneal shunt; Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt - adverse effects

Aberrant migration of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter is an infrequent complication and the mechanism is unclear. We report three cases of subcutaneous migration of the distal catheter. The relationship between thick abdominal fat and catheter migration was suggested in all three cases. Abdomi...