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KMID : 0605920070130020212
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Journal of Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons
2007 Volume.13 No. 2 p.212 ~ p.216
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An Incidentally Detected Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Catheter in the Scrotum
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Moon Suk-Bae
Lee Seong-Cheol
Jung Sung-Eun
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Abstract
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Migration of a peritoneal catheter of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt into the scrotum is a rare complication. We treated a case of catheter migration in the scrotum. A 12-year old boy, who had had a ventriculoperitoneal shunt at the age of 4 months due to neonatal hydrocephalus, visited the outpatient clinic because of a right inguinal hernia. On physical examination, a firm mass was found in the left scrotum. Pelvic X-ray demonstrated a coiled catheter in the left scrotum. The catheter was successfully removed by exploring the left patent processus vaginalis after high ligation of the hernia sac. This case suggests a suction action of the patent processus vaginalis and the possibility of catheter migration long after shunt catheter insertion.
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KEYWORD
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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt, Scrotum
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