Scrotal migration of lumboperitoneal shunt catheter in an adult--case report. 2011

Toshikazu Kimura, and Kazuo Tsutsumi, and Akio Morita
Department of Neurosurgery and Stroke Unit, NTT Medical Center Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. tkim-tky@umin.ac.jp

A 57-year-old man presented with recurrent parasagittal anaplastic meningioma of frontoparietal region. The tumor was extensively removed, and the dura was repaired with Gore-Tex surgical membrane. After the operation, subcutaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collection was observed in the fronto-parietal area and a lumboperitoneal shunt was placed. Four weeks after the shunt procedure, he complained of right scrotal swelling and recurrence of the CSF collection. Radiography revealed the coiled catheter in the scrotum. The catheter was surgically removed through a small incision in the skin of the scrotum under local anesthesia. Lumboperitoneal shunt is a simple and useful procedure to control CSF pressure, but catheter migration has been reported in infants and children. Shunt catheter can migrate into the scrotum even in an adult, as the vaginal process, through which the catheter seemed to have entered the scrotum, is patent in 5% of the adult population. In these cases, direct removal through a small incision is appropriate to remove the catheter.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011859 Radiography Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of X-RAYS or GAMMA RAYS, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film). Radiology, Diagnostic X-Ray,Roentgenography,X-Ray, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X-Ray,Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology,X-Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X Ray,Diagnostic X Ray Radiology,Diagnostic X-Rays,Radiology, Diagnostic X Ray,X Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,X Ray, Diagnostic,X-Rays, Diagnostic
D002408 Catheters, Indwelling Catheters designed to be left within an organ or passage for an extended period of time. Implantable Catheters,In-Dwelling Catheters,Catheter, In-Dwelling,Catheter, Indwelling,Catheters, In-Dwelling,In Dwelling Catheters,In-Dwelling Catheter,Indwelling Catheter,Indwelling Catheters
D002557 Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts Tubes inserted to create communication between a cerebral ventricle and the internal jugular vein. Their emplacement permits draining of cerebrospinal fluid for relief of hydrocephalus or other condition leading to fluid accumulation in the ventricles. Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt,Shunt, Cerebrospinal Fluid,Shunts, Cerebrospinal Fluid
D005548 Foreign-Body Migration Migration of a foreign body from its original location to some other location in the body. Foreign Body Migration,Foreign-Body Migrations,Migration, Foreign-Body,Migrations, Foreign-Body
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012611 Scrotum A cutaneous pouch of skin containing the testicles and spermatic cords. Scrotums
D016896 Treatment Outcome Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series. Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes

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