Migration of Thecoperitoneal Shunt into a Hernial Sac
PD01-PD02
Correspondence
Dr. Yeshwant Lamture,
JNMC, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
E-mail: dryrlamture@yahoo.co.in
Thecoperitoneal shunts are commonly used to treat several conditions, but their use can result in significant complications like migration of it in hernial sac. Only few cases of scrotal migration of shunt is reported. This case report is about a middle aged gentle man, presented with irreducible right sided inguinal hernia. He was subjected to emergency surgery and found to have omentum and thecoperitoneal shunt as a content.
Early surgical removal is recommended for catheters remaining in the abdomen or in scrotum after thecoperitoneal shunt migration. These tubing can cause injury to the testicle, or other abdominal viscera.