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Spontaneous extrusion of a peritoneal tube through the umbilicus: an unusual complication of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt for hydrocephalus

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A case of spontaneous extrusion of the abdominal portion of a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt through a normal umbilicus is reported.

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  1. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, 576 119, Manipal, India

    P. C. Das, K. Radhakrishna & P. L. N. G. Rao

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Das, P.C., Radhakrishna, K. & Rao, P.L.N.G. Spontaneous extrusion of a peritoneal tube through the umbilicus: an unusual complication of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt for hydrocephalus. Pediatr Surg Int 7, 209–210 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00175842

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