TY - JOUR T1 - Migration of the distal catheter of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt in hydrocephalus patients JF - Neurosciences Journal JO - Neurosciences (Riyadh) SP - 298 LP - 302 DO - 10.17712/nsj.2017.4.20170137 VL - 22 IS - 4 AU - Mohammed Z. Allouh AU - Mohammed M. Al Barbarawi AU - Mohammed H. Hiasat AU - Bashar A. Abuzayed Y1 - 2017/10/01 UR - http://nsj.org.sa/content/22/4/298.abstract N2 - 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. ER -