05 April 2022>: Articles
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Failure Due to Distal Peritoneal Catheter Kinking
Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment
Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar A , Arka N. Mallela D , Hanna N. Algattas A , Rachel Rogers B , Robert M. Friedlander A*DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.935077
Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e935077
Figure 2. Intraoperative images (A, B) demonstrating kinking of the distal catheter at the site of the distal peritoneal slit valves (arrow). Illustration (C) depicting the location of the catheter kink in relation to the distal peritoneal slit valves.