Unusual accident during proximal ventricular shunt catheter removal in an infant: a case report
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Hydrocephalus is a common condition of accumulation of cerebral spinal fluid in the ventricular system. Generally, infants show with progressive macrocephaly or signs and symptoms of intracranial hypertension. The ventricular shunt represents a common and important treatment of hydrocephalus. However, it can occur some complications. The authors report a case of an accident of catheter removal in an infant, which the choroid plexus was removed by accident, and discuss how to diagnose and how to prevent it.
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