%0 Journal Article %A Mohammed Z. Allouh %A Mohammed M. Al Barbarawi %A Mohammed H. Hiasat %A Bashar A. Abuzayed %T Migration of the distal catheter of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt in hydrocephalus patients %D 2017 %R 10.17712/nsj.2017.4.20170137 %J Neurosciences Journal %P 298-302 %V 22 %N 4 %X Distal catheter migration of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is a rare but serious complication. It is usually asymptomatic. However, it can be further complicated by the presence of co-infections, interruption of the shunt, and/or disturbances in penetrated organ function. In this report, we presented a case of spontaneous complete extrusion of the distal end of a VPS catheter through the intact abdominal wall in a 5-year-old boy with hydrocephalus. We also reviewed and analyzed the literature for similar cases of complete extrusion of the distal end of a VPS catheter, through an intact or a potential weakness in the body wall, in the last 20 years. From the reviewed literature, we did not observe any difference (p>0.05) in the incidence of this complication between cases with an intact or a potential weakness in the body wall. %U https://nsj.org.sa/content/nsj/22/4/298.full.pdf