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Peritoneo-vulvar catheter extrusion after shunt operation

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We report an unusual case of catheter extrusion through the external genitalia, between the labium majus and the labium minus, in a 6-month-old hydrocephalic baby. The event occurred 5 months after placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.

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  1. Neurosurgical University Hospital, University Clinical Center, Krušedolska 1-A, YU-11000, Belgrade

    Miryana Nagulic, Momcilo Djordjevic & Miroslav Samardzic

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Nagulic, M., Djordjevic, M. & Samardzic, M. Peritoneo-vulvar catheter extrusion after shunt operation. Child's Nerv Syst 12, 222–223 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00301255

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