Migration of a Subduroperitoneal Shunt Catheter into the Subdural Space —Case Report—

Ichiro SUNADA; Yoshinori AKANO; Tsuyoshi INOUE; Katsuhiko TAMURA; Yoshihiko Fu; Shigeru YAMAMOTO; Takehiko BABA

doi:10.2176/nmc.35.251

Migration of a Subduroperitoneal Shunt Catheter into the Subdural Space

—Case Report—

Ichiro SUNADA, Yoshinori AKANO, Tsuyoshi INOUE, Katsuhiko TAMURA, Yoshihiko Fu, Shigeru YAMAMOTO, Takehiko BABA

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Keywords: subduroperitoneal shunt, migration, complication, chronic subdural hematoma, recurrence

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1995 Volume 35 Issue 4 Pages 251-254

DOI https://doi.org/10.2176/nmc.35.251

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Abstract

An 82-year-old male with intractable bilateral chronic subdural hematomas was treated by emplacement of bilateral subduroperitoneal shunts on the left in 1990 and on the right in 1991. Chronic subdural hematoma recurred in 1992 due to an unusual migration of a shunt catheter into the subdural space. This migration was probably due to inadequate fixation of the shunt. Shunt replacement and fixation with an anchoring wing has resulted in no further complications for 2 years.

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