Delayed peritoneal shunt catheter migration into the pulmonary artery with indolent thrombosis: A case report and narrative review
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DOI: 10.25259/sni_1150_2021
Abstract: Background: Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts are the preferred surgical treatment for hydrocephalus, and rarely, these operations may be complicated by catheter migration to ectopic sites. We present the case of an asymptomatic VP shunt patient with… read more here.
Keywords: pulmonary artery; catheter; shunt; catheter migration ... See more keywords
Prevention of epidural catheter migration: a comparative evaluation of two tunneling techniques
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DOI: 10.4097/kja.20131
Abstract: Background Epidural analgesia failure episodes can be reduced by catheter fixation techniques with a lower incidence of catheter migration. In this clinical study, we compared the roles of two epidural catheter tunneling techniques for the… read more here.
Keywords: catheter; catheter migration; prevention epidural; epidural catheter ... See more keywords