Acta Med. 2011, 54: 81-82

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2016.24

Scrotal Mass: A Rare Complication of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt

Christopher C. K. Ho, Wan Jasman Jamaludin, Eng Hong Goh, Praveen Singam, Zulkifli Zainuddin

Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Malaysia

Received August 16, 2010
Accepted January 24, 2011

Ventriculoperitoneal shunts are associated with multiple complications. Among them are disconnection and migration of the tubing into the peritoneal cavity. Here we describe a case of a fractured ventriculoperitoneal shunt which migrated and coiled in the scrotum, masquerading as a scrotal swelling. Removal of the shunt via a scrotal incision was performed concomitantly with repair of the hernia sac.

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