An Acute Complication of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt with Bladder Perforation and Extrusion through the Urethra in a Newborn: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Mutlu M., Kader Ş., Aslan Y., Yazar U., İmamoğlu M.

PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY, no.5, pp.264-269, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1159/000433604
  • Journal Name: PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.264-269
  • Keywords: Newborn, Ventriculoperitoneal shunt, Complication, Acute bladder perforation, PERITONEAL CATHETER, AUGMENTATION CYSTOPLASTY, CALCULUS FORMATION, URINARY-BLADDER, PATIENT
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) surgery is a standard procedure for the management of hydrocephalus. Bladder perforation is an extremely rare complication of VPS surgery. Herein, we present for the first time an acute complication of VPS with bladder perforation and extrusion through the urethra in a newborn. We also reviewed the complication of VPS with bladder perforation as reported in the literature. (C) 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel