Acta Med. 2009, 52: 77-79

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2016.109

Subgaleal Migration of the Distal Catheter of a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt

Fatih Serhat Erol, Bekir Akgun

Firat University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Elazig, Turkey

Received September 1, 2008
Accepted May 1, 2009

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