de Carvalho Ricardo Wathson Feitosa, Pereira Carlos Umberto, Santos Egmond Alves Silva, do Egito Vasconcelos Belmiro Cavalcanti
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pernambuco School of Dentistry, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
J Dent Child (Chic). 2013 Jan-Apr;80(1):47-9.
The ventriculo-peritoneal shunt (VPS) is the technique most often employed for the treatment of hydrocephaly, but may present complications after placement. Retrograde migration of the peritoneal catheter to the cervical region is rarely reported. This manuscript to describes a case of migration of the distal portion of the VPS system to the neck after dental treatment in a child and discusses the possible causes for this complication.
