Presentation
Infant with vomiting. CT is advised to rule out VP shunt displacement.
Patient Data
Age: 3 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Broken intracranial shunt
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Discontinuity of VP shunt in the extra-cranial subcutaneous portion of the right lower parietal region.
Two separate parts of VP shunt are seen in the cranial fossa.
Chronic dilatation of lateral ventricles with peri-ventricular white matter loss.
The 3rd and 4th ventricles are not markedly dilated.
Case Discussion
Broken intracranial shunt is a rare entity.