Amit Agrawal.
Successful salvaging of shunt system in a case of spontaneously disconnected and proximal migrated ventricular catheter.
Pak Paed J Jan ;32(1):58-60.

Shunt malfunction is caused by ventricular catheter obstruction, valve malfunction, distal catheter obstruction, pressure mismatch, or component disconnection. We report an unusual case of component disconnection with possible mechanism. In this case the diagnosis could be suspected based on X-ray findings and it was confirmed intra-operatively. While working with limited sources judicial use and interpretation of available resources sometime can give rewarding results as in this case we could salvage the shunt system with good outcome.

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