Late onset scrotal migration of the distal catheter of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt in a 4-year-old male with post meningitic  hydrocephalus - a case report and review of literature

Gouri Sankar Sarangi; Sureswar Mohanty; Suman Saurav Rout

doi:10.18203/2349-2902.isj20160266

Authors

Gouri Sankar Sarangi Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Sureswar Mohanty Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Suman Saurav Rout Department of General Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20160266

Keywords:

VP shunt, Ventriculoperitoneal shunt, Post meningitic hydrocephalus, Complications of VP shunt, VP shunt migration

Abstract

The role of shunt placement is to divert cerebrospinal fluid from within the enlarged ventricles to the peritoneal cavity where excessive CSF can be absorbed. One of the rare complications of VP shunt is distal catheter migration into various abdominal contents including the scrotum. A few cases of scrotal migration of distal catheter have been reported in pediatric patients. Here we report a case of a 4 year old child who presented with a left sided hydrocele with the distal end of the shunt in the left hemiscrotum 3 years following a VP Shunt placement for post meningitic hydrocephalus.

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