05 April 2022
: Case report 
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Failure Due to Distal Peritoneal Catheter Kinking
Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment
Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar1ABCDEF*, Arka N. Mallela1DF, Hanna N. Algattas1AB, Rachel Rogers1BF, Robert M. Friedlander1ADFGDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.935077
Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e935077
Figure 1. Axial computed tomography (CT) scan depicting enlarged ventricles. (A) compared to prior CT scan (B) concerning for shunt failure. Anteroposterior (C) and lateral (D) shunt series X-rays demonstrating kinking of the distal peritoneal catheter (arrow) compared to postoperative anteroposterior (E) and lateral (F) shunt series X-rays following laparoscopic tubal ligation, without evidence of kinking at that time.