Shunt @entity730 is a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunting that occurs years later after the initial operation this condition is rarely reported in literature. Two @entity1 with shunt calcifications were described. The first @entity1 was 17-year-old lady who had congenital @entity1276 and shunted in the early infancy, she was presented recently complaining of itching of the skin along the shunt track and limitation of neck movement. The @entity1 was then operated with removal of the old peritoneal catheter and replacing it with a new one. The second @entity1 was 17-year-old @entity1 originally was a case of posterior fossa @entity816 associated with obstructive @entity1276 , he was operated with both shunting for the @entity1276 and @entity5 removal, 6 years later he presented with shunt exposure. Calcification of the shunt tube was discovered intraoperatively upon shunt removal. Shunt @entity730 has been observed mainly in barium-impregnated catheters. Introducing plain @entity1346 -coated shunt tubing may reduce the rate of this condition. The usual complaints of the @entity1 suffering from this condition are @entity158 in the neck and chest wall along the shunt pathway and limitation of the neck movement due to shunt tube tethering, but features of @entity409 and skin irritation above the shunt may be present. In this review, plain X-ray and operative findings showed that the most extensive @entity730 is present in the neck, where the catheters were subject to heavy mechanical stress. Disturbed @entity460 and @entity4613 metabolisms may be involved in this condition. Shunt @entity730 is a rare condition that occurs due to material aging presenting with features of shunt tethering, dysfunction or overlying skin irritation. Plain X-ray is needed to detect @entity730 while shunt removal, replacement or endoscopic third ventriculostomy may carry solution for this condition.

Shunt tube XXXX as a late complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunting.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'boy'] @entity1276 :: ('MESH:D006849', 'Disease') :: ['hydrocephalus'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['tumor'] @entity409 :: ('MESH:D008107', 'Disease') :: ['shunt dysfunction'] @entity4613 :: ('D010710', 'Chemical') :: ['phosphate'] @entity730 :: ('MESH:D002114', 'Disease') :: ['calcification'] @entity1346 :: ('MESH:D012828', 'Chemical') :: ['silicone'] @entity816 :: ('MESH:D001254', 'Disease') :: ['pilocytic astrocytoma'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity460 :: ('MESH:D002118', 'Chemical') :: ['calcium']
@entity730 :: (MESH:D002114,Disease) :: ['calcification']
