Zairi Fahed, du Moulinet d'Hardemaere Vincent, Assaker Richard
Department of Neurosurgery, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France.
Br J Neurosurg. 2012 Aug;26(4):545-6. doi: 10.3109/02688697.2011.641612. Epub 2011 Dec 15.
Unusual complications of peritoneal shunts are a well-known occurrence. The authors report a rare case of intra-cardiac migration of a distal shunt catheter, which occurred during the initial post-operative days. The physiopathology of this complication and its management are reported.