Evidence for increased intraabdominal pressure as a cause of recurrent migration of the distal catheter of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: illustrative case
Lee C, Chiu L, Mathew P, Luiselli G, Ogagan C, Daci R, Owusu-Adjei B, Carroll R, Johnson M. Evidence for increased intraabdominal pressure as a cause of recurrent migration of the distal catheter of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: illustrative case. Journal Of Neurosurgery Case Lessons 2021, 1: case2032. PMID: 36034506, PMCID: PMC9394158, DOI: 10.3171/case2032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistal catheterCatheter migrationVP shuntBowel distentionIntraabdominal pressureSubcutaneous spaceDistal catheter migrationIdiopathic intracranial hypertensionOpen surgical placementMultiple surgical techniquesCerebrospinal fluid flowNonobese womenRare complicationVentriculoperitoneal shuntIntracranial hypertensionRadiographic evidenceCatheter placementLaparoscopic methodValsalva maneuverIntraperitoneal compartmentsSurgical techniqueEffective treatmentIntraperitoneal pressurePostoperative migrationSurgical placement