Affiliations: Department of Neurosurgery, NSCB Government Medical
College & Hospital Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India | Department of General Surgery, NSCB Government Medical
College & Hospital Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
Note: [] Correspondence: Dr. Vijay Parihar, Neurosurgery Unit,
Department of General Surgery, NSCB Government Medical College &
Hospital Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. Tel.: +99 268 41616; Fax: +91 761
2370935; E-mail: drvijayparihar@gmail.com
Abstract: The proximal migration of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt into the
ventricles is an extremely rare complication of VP shunt surgery. Only few
cases have been previously reported. We report a case of a 4-month-old girl who
suffered a shunt malfunction due to complete migration of the shunt assembly,
including the shunt chamber, in the dilated lateral ventricles. The migrated
shunt was left in situ. A new VP shunt was performed on the opposite side.
Child was doing well in follow up. This case and the other reported cases are
studied, and a possible causes and preventive measures are discussed.
