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- Title
Beware of the ventriculogallbladder shunt.
- Authors
Rajaraman, V.; Schlenk, R.; Schulder, M.
- Abstract
We report a case of distal end malfunction in a child with ventriculoabdominal shunt. The distal placement was in the gallbladder rather than the peritoneal cavity, as is usually the case with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Surgeons should be alerted to the possibility of distal terminus of a shunt to be other than the peritoneal cavity, as revision surgery in patients with ventriculogallbladder shunt requires exposure of the metal connector on the gallbladder wall to prevent biliary leakage.
- Subjects
GALLBLADDER surgery; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; REOPERATION; OPERATIVE surgery; BILIARY tract; DIGESTIVE organs
- Publication
Pediatric Radiology, 2000, Vol 30, Issue 4, p274
- ISSN
0301-0449
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s002470050739