American Journal of Roentgenology, Vol 141, Issue 2, 369-371
Copyright © 1983 by American Roentgen Ray Society
Scrotal migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunts
MJ Crofford
and
D Balsam
Ventriculoperitoneal diversion of cerebrospinal fluid in infants and children with hydrocephalus has become the procedure of choice over the last 15 years. It has replaced ventriculoatrial shunts, resulting in a marked decrease in the complication rate after such procedures. Four cases of migration of the shunt tip through patent processus vaginalis resulting in scrotal hydrocele are presented.