Ventriculoperitoneal shunting is the treatment of choice for hydrocephalus in its different etiologies. Mechanical failure and infections are common complications of shunting. The development of inguinal hernia or hydrocele after shunting is an uncommon condition and the migration of abdominal catheter into the scrotum rare. The patency of processus vaginalis, the raised intra-abdominal pressure and the age of patients are factors related with the genesis of these pathologies. This paper reports a case of a child who developed an inguinal hernia after ventriculoperitoneal shunting and scrotal migration of shunt. The literature is reviewed and treatment is discussed.
ventriculoperitoneal shunt; complications; inguinal hernia; hydrocele; catheter migration
