complications of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt

Shunt malfunction

Infection, ventriculitis

Abdominal complications

exit from peritoneal cavity with growth, through processus vaginalis to scrotum
ascites
CSFoma
- mass effect exhibited on bowel gas pattern with malfunctioning shunt
- lack of movement of shunt tip with positional or temporal change
bowel obstruction
perforation of hollow viscus (e.g., bowel or bladder)

Brian Funaki, MD - 7 April 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013