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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter protrusion through the anus: case report of an uncommon complication and literature review

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Glatstein, M. Ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter protrusion through the anus: case report of an uncommon complication and literature review. Childs Nerv Syst 28, 343–344 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-012-1701-4

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